"-இ" meaning in Tamil

See -இ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ɪ/, [-i]
Etymology: Compare இயங்கு (iyaṅku, “to work, to perform”). Head templates: {{head|ta|suffix}} -இ • (-i)
  1. -ator, -ed, -machine; suffix added to a verb to produce agent nouns (names of machines that corresponds to its respective root verb.) Tags: -i, morpheme
    Sense id: en--இ-ta-suffix-A3hAacO6 Categories (other): Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 44 6 24 22 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /-ɪ/, [-i]
Etymology: Cognate with Kannada -ಇಸು (-isu), Malayalam -ഇക്കുക (-ikkuka), Telugu -ఇంచు (-iñcu). Etymology templates: {{cog|kn|-ಇಸು}} Kannada -ಇಸು (-isu), {{cog|ml|-ഇക്കുക}} Malayalam -ഇക്കുക (-ikkuka), {{cog|te|-ఇంచు}} Telugu -ఇంచు (-iñcu) Head templates: {{head|ta|suffix}} -இ • (-i)
  1. forms verbs from nouns Tags: -i, morpheme
    Sense id: en--இ-ta-suffix-RqkCfDuk
  2. forms verbs from loanwords Tags: -i, morpheme
    Sense id: en--இ-ta-suffix-j2RVAbRY
  3. causative suffix Tags: -i, causative, morpheme, suffix
    Sense id: en--இ-ta-suffix-tz-adJGY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: /-ɪ/, [-i]
Head templates: {{head|ta|suffix}} -இ • (-i)
  1. forms feminine words Tags: -i, morpheme Synonyms: -அள்
    Sense id: en--இ-ta-suffix-7fmewmE6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for -இ meaning in Tamil (2.7kB)

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  "etymology_text": "Compare இயங்கு (iyaṅku, “to work, to perform”).",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
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      },
      "expansion": "-இ • (-i)",
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  "senses": [
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Example",
          "text": "வழி (vaḻi, “way”) + காட்டு (kāṭṭu, “show”) + -இ (-i) → வழிகாட்டி (vaḻikāṭṭi, “compass, GPS”)\nநால் (nāl, “four”) + கால் (kāl, “leg”) + -இ (-i) → நாற்காலி (nāṟkāli, “chair”)"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "-ator",
          "-ator"
        ],
        [
          "-ed",
          "-ed"
        ],
        [
          "machine",
          "machine"
        ],
        [
          "agent noun",
          "agent noun"
        ]
      ],
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        "-i",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/-ɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-i]"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        {
          "text": "Sanskrit शपति (śapati, “to curse”) + -இ (-i) = சபி (capi, “to curse”)"
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        }
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          "-ator",
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        ],
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          "-ed",
          "-ed"
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          "machine",
          "machine"
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      },
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      "args": {
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        }
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      ],
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        "-i",
        "morpheme"
      ]
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