-इक

See also: इक, इक-, and -इका

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit -इक (-ika).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪk/

Suffix

-इक • (-ik)

1. forms adjectives from nouns

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -इक

Marathi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /.ik/, [.iːk]

Suffix

-इक • (-ik)

1. forms adjectives from nouns

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• -ইক (Assamese script)
• -ᬇᬓ (Balinese script)
• -ইক (Bengali script)
• -𑰂𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• -𑀇𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• -ဣက (Burmese script)
• -ઇક (Gujarati script)
• -ਇਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• -𑌇𑌕 (Grantha script)
• -ꦆꦏ (Javanese script)
• -𑂅𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• -ಇಕ (Kannada script)
• -ឥក (Khmer script)
• -ອິກ (Lao script)
• -ഇക (Malayalam script)
• ᠊ᡳᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• -𑘂𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠊ᠢᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• -𑦢𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• -𑐂𑐎 (Newa script)
• -ଇକ (Odia script)
• -ꢄꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• -𑆅𑆑 (Sharada script)
• -𑖂𑖎 (Siddham script)
• -ඉක (Sinhalese script)
• -𑩐𑩑𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• -𑚂𑚊 (Takri script)
• -இக (Tamil script)
• -ఇక (Telugu script)
• -อิก (Thai script)
• -ཨི་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• -𑒃𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• -𑨀𑨁𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas, from i-stem *i- + *-kas, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. Compare Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós), Latin -icus (whence English -ic), Old English -iġ (whence English -y), and Old Church Slavonic -ъкъ (-ŭkŭ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /i.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈi.kɐ/

Suffix

-इक • (-ika)

1. forms adjectives from nouns.
2. -er (one who does or makes)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of -इक (-ika)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-इकः -ikaḥ	-इकौ / -इका¹ -ikau / -ikā¹	-इकाः / -इकासः¹ -ikāḥ / -ikāsaḥ¹
Vocative	-इक -ika	-इकौ / -इका¹ -ikau / -ikā¹	-इकाः / -इकासः¹ -ikāḥ / -ikāsaḥ¹
Accusative	-इकम् -ikam	-इकौ / -इका¹ -ikau / -ikā¹	-इकान् -ikān
Instrumental	-इकेन -ikena	-इकाभ्याम् -ikābhyām	-इकैः / -इकेभिः¹ -ikaiḥ / -ikebhiḥ¹
Dative	-इकाय -ikāya	-इकाभ्याम् -ikābhyām	-इकेभ्यः -ikebhyaḥ
Ablative	-इकात् -ikāt	-इकाभ्याम् -ikābhyām	-इकेभ्यः -ikebhyaḥ
Genitive	-इकस्य -ikasya	-इकयोः -ikayoḥ	-इकानाम् -ikānām
Locative	-इके -ike	-इकयोः -ikayoḥ	-इकेषु -ikeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of -इका (-ikā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-इका -ikā	-इके -ike	-इकाः -ikāḥ
Vocative	-इके -ike	-इके -ike	-इकाः -ikāḥ
Accusative	-इकाम् -ikām	-इके -ike	-इकाः -ikāḥ
Instrumental	-इकया / -इका¹ -ikayā / -ikā¹	-इकाभ्याम् -ikābhyām	-इकाभिः -ikābhiḥ
Dative	-इकायै -ikāyai	-इकाभ्याम् -ikābhyām	-इकाभ्यः -ikābhyaḥ
Ablative	-इकायाः / -इकायै² -ikāyāḥ / -ikāyai²	-इकाभ्याम् -ikābhyām	-इकाभ्यः -ikābhyaḥ
Genitive	-इकायाः / -इकायै² -ikāyāḥ / -ikāyai²	-इकयोः -ikayoḥ	-इकानाम् -ikānām
Locative	-इकायाम् -ikāyām	-इकयोः -ikayoḥ	-इकासु -ikāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of -इक (-ika)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-इकम् -ikam	-इके -ike	-इकानि / -इका¹ -ikāni / -ikā¹
Vocative	-इक -ika	-इके -ike	-इकानि / -इका¹ -ikāni / -ikā¹
Accusative	-इकम् -ikam	-इके -ike	-इकानि / -इका¹ -ikāni / -ikā¹
Instrumental	-इकेन -ikena	-इकाभ्याम् -ikābhyām	-इकैः / -इकेभिः¹ -ikaiḥ / -ikebhiḥ¹
Dative	-इकाय -ikāya	-इकाभ्याम् -ikābhyām	-इकेभ्यः -ikebhyaḥ
Ablative	-इकात् -ikāt	-इकाभ्याम् -ikābhyām	-इकेभ्यः -ikebhyaḥ
Genitive	-इकस्य -ikasya	-इकयोः -ikayoḥ	-इकानाम् -ikānām
Locative	-इके -ike	-इकयोः -ikayoḥ	-इकेषु -ikeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -इक

Descendants

• → Hindi: -इक (-ik)