"இ-" meaning in All languages combined

See இ- on Wiktionary

Prefix [Tamil]

IPA: /i/ Forms: i- [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *i-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*i-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *i-, {{inh+|ta|dra-pro|*i-}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *i- Head templates: {{head|ta|prefix}} இ- • (i-)
  1. proximal demonstrative marker. Tags: morpheme Related terms: அ- (a-), எ- (e-), உ- (u-)
    Sense id: en-இ--ta-prefix-HDursI5p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix [Tamil]

IPA: /i/ Forms: i- [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|ta|prefix}} இ- • (i-)
  1. added before borrowings or transliterations beginning with the sounds ய (ya), ர (ra) or ல (la) to make them grammatically acceptable. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-இ--ta-prefix-dEO8qH35 Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "english": "\"he\" (proximal)",
          "roman": "ivaṉ",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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              22,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "english": "\"this place\"",
          "roman": "ivviṭam",
          "text": "இவ்விடம்",
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        }
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          "word": "எ-"
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          "roman": "u-",
          "word": "உ-"
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          "ர",
          "ர#Tamil"
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          "ல",
          "ல#Tamil"
        ]
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      "word": "எ-"
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          "english": "\"this place\"",
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          "ர#Tamil"
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          "ல#Tamil"
        ]
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/i/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "இ-"
}

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