-ఇంచు

See also: ఇంచు

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada -ಇಸು (-isu), Malayalam -ഇക്കുക (-ikkuka), Tamil -இ (-i).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-iɲt͡ɕu/, [-iɲt͡ʃu]

Suffix

-ఇంచు • (-iñcu)

1. used to convert nouns into verbs

   జన్మము (janmamu, “birth, production, origin”) → జన్మించు (janmiñcu, “to be born”)

2. used to convert verbs into causative forms

   చేయు (cēyu, “to do, perform”) → చేయించు (cēyiñcu, “to cause to do or make; to get done”)

Derived terms

Telugu terms suffixed with -ఇంచు