Meaning of -ഇയ | Babel Free
-ijɐDefinitions
adjective formative for words ending in a consonant or -u
morpheme
Examples
“ചെറു (ceṟu, “small”) + -ഇയ (-iya) → ചെറിയ (ceṟiya, “small”)”
“വലു (valu, “big”) + -ഇയ (-iya) → വലിയ (valiya, “big”)”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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