Malayalam

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit -ईय (-īya, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ഈയ (-īya)

  1. relating to, forms adjectives from nouns
    ദേശം (dēśaṁ, nation, land) + ‎-ഈയ (-īya) → ‎ദേശീയ (dēśīya, national)