-ஆய்

• IPA^(key): /aːj/

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• -அ (-a) — Spoken Tamil

-ஆய் • (-āy)

1. second person singular ending

   ஓடினாய் ― ōṭiṉāy ― You ran

   ஓடுகின்றாய் ― ōṭukiṉṟāy ― You are running

-ஆய் • (-āy) (formal)

1. second person singular suffix added to verbs to prompt or encourage a person to act upon it.

   ‎வா / வரு (vā / varu, “come”) + ‎-ஆய் (-āy) → ‎வாராய் (vārāy, “May you come (or) Why don't you come”)

   ‎கேள் (kēḷ, “listen”) + ‎-ஆய் (-āy) → ‎கேளாய் (kēḷāy, “May you listen (or) Why don't you listen”)

From ஆ (ā).

• -ஆ (-ā) — Spoken Tamil

-ஆய் • (-āy)

1. Variant of -ஆக (-āka).

   நன்றாய் படிப்பான் ― naṉṟāy paṭippāṉ ― He studies well

• University of Madras (1924–1936), “ஆய்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press