-ஐ

• -எ (-e), -அ (-a) — Spoken Tamil

From Old Tamil -𑀐 (-ai), from Proto-Dravidian *-ay. Cognate with Irula -எ (-e), Kannada -ಎ (-e), Malayalam -എ (-e), Tulu -ಎ (-e).

• IPA^(key): /ɐɪ̯/

-ஐ • (-ai)

1. makes nouns from verbs.

   ‎வில் (vil, “to sell”) + ‎-ஐ (-ai) → ‎விலை (vilai, “price”)

   ‎கொடு (koṭu, “to give”) + ‎-ஐ (-ai) → ‎கொடை (koṭai, “grant”)

2. the accusative case marker.

   ‎அது (atu, “that”) + ‎-ஐ (-ai) → ‎அதை (atai)

   ‎அவன் (avaṉ, “he, that guy”) + ‎-ஐ (-ai) → ‎அவனை (avaṉai)

• University of Madras (1924–1936), “ஐ”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “ஐ”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972
• Miron Winslow (1862), “ஐ”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt