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-इक
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इक इक- -इका
Hindi
Etymology
hi suffix :lbor sa:-इक 1 +
Pronunciation
Suffix
suf hi adjective-forming suffixes hi noun-forming suffixes
forms adjectives from nouns
hi कल्पना<t:imagination> काल्पनिक<t:imaginary>
forms agentive nouns
hi -ई
hi विज्ञान<t:science> वैज्ञानिक<t:scientist>
Usage notes
This suffix triggers a vṛddhi grade on the root or initial syllable's vowel.
Derived terms
hi
Marathi
Etymology
mr sa -इक. First attested as mr omr -𑘃𑘎 -ika.
Pronunciation
Suffix
mr suffix
primarily forms adjectives from nouns
Derived terms
mr
mr adjective-forming suffixes
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Etymology
sa adj :inh iir-pro:*-ikas<ety:af<*i-><*-kas>> 1
sa iir-pro *-ikas, from i-stem iir-pro *i- + iir-pro *-kas, from sa ine-pro *-kos. Compare grc -ικός, la -icus (both whence en -ic), ang -iġ (whence en -y), and cu -ъкъ.
Pronunciation
Suffix
forms adjectives from nouns.
-er one who does or makes
Declension
-ika -ikā -ika
Derived terms
sa
Descendants
hi -इक 1
id -ika 1
omr -𑘃𑘎 -ika 1
mr -इक
Further reading
468 1222j-l
II.2 308-313 194-8