-ईच

Hindi

Alternative forms

• -ईच्च (-īcc), -इच (-ic) — pronunciation variant

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi -च (-ċ), from Old Marathi -𑘓 (-ca), -𑘓𑘲 (-cī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀅 (cia), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀘𑁂𑀯 (ceva), from Sanskrit चैव (caiva), from च (ca) +‎ एव (evá).

Suffix

-ईच • (-īc)

1. (Bombay Hindi, Hyderabad, colloquial) intensifying particle

   Synonym: ही (hī)

   ‎यह (yah, “this”) + ‎-ईच (-īc) → ‎यईच (yaīc, “this very thing”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -ईच