-ആയ്ക

Malayalam Etymology Negative nominalizing suffix attached to verb bases. Pronunciation Suffix ml suffix Negative nominalizing suffix attached to verb roots, expressing the state, fact, or act of not doing or being something; inability, non-occurrence, or absence of an action. ml പറ്റുക → പറ്റായ്ക to be able → inability ml അറിയുക → അറിയായ്ക to know → state of not knowing ml ചെയ്യുക → ചെയ്യായ്ക to do → non-doing, omission Nominalizing suffix attached to inherently negative or defective verb stems (e.g. ml ഇല്ല, ml പോരാ, ml വയ്യ), converting the negative predicate into an abstract noun expressing a state, quality, or condition without introducing double negation. ml ഇല്ല → ഇല്ലായ്ക to not exist/lack → non-existence, poverty ml പോരാ → പോരായ്ക to be insufficient → shortcoming, inadequacy ml വയ്യ → വയ്യായ്ക to be unable → illness, indisposition References ആയ്ക ആയ്ക