-आय

Konkani

Alternative forms

  • -काय (-kāy)
  • -ताय (-tāy)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑːj]

Suffix

-आय • (-āy) (Latin script -ai, Kannada script -ಆಯ್)

  1. forms abstract nouns from adjectives

References

  • Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani, Goa University (doctoral thesis)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-āy, from Proto-Indo-European *-oey, the dative singular of *-os.

Suffix

-आय • (-āya) m

  1. dative singular of -अ (-a)
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