Konkani

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-आय (-āy) (Latin script -ai, Kannada script -ಆಯ್)

  1. forms abstract nouns from adjectives

References

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  • Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani[1], Goa University (doctoral thesis)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-āy, from Proto-Indo-European *-oey, the dative singular of *-os.

Suffix

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-आय (-āyam

  1. dative singular of -अ (-a)