-ইয়া

Bengali

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit -ईय (-īya).

Suffix

-ইয়া • (-iẏa)

1. (in nouns) one from, belonging to, relating to, like; with
2. (in adjectives) coming from, related to, like

   ‎ঢাকা (ḍhaka, “Dhaka”) + ‎-ইয়া (-iẏa) → ‎ঢাকাইয়া (ḍhakaiẏa, adjective)

Synonyms

• -উয়া (-uẏa)
• -ঈয় (-iẏo)
• -ঈ (-i)

Derived terms

Bengali terms suffixed with -ইয়া