-ಇಸು

Kannada

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam -ഇക്കുക (-ikkuka), Tamil -இ (-i), Telugu -ఇంచు (-iñcu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-isu/

Suffix

-ಇಸು • (-isu)

  1. (causative suffix) Added to a verb to indicate a meaning of to cause someone or something to do something, or to cause a change in state of a non-volitional event.
    ತಿನ್ನು (tinnu, to eat) + -ಇಸು (-isu)ತಿನ್ನಿಸು (tinnisu, to feed)
    ಮಲಗು (malagu, to sleep) + -ಇಸು (-isu)ಮಲಗಿಸು (malagisu, to put to sleep)
  2. Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives.
    ಉಪಯೋಗ (upayōga, a use, a usage) + -ಇಸು (-isu)ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸು (upayōgisu, to make use, to put to use, to utilize)
    ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ (prayatna, an attempt) + -ಇಸು (-isu)ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸು (prayatnisu, to try, to attempt)
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