-கூடிய

Tamil

Etymology

From கூடிய (kūṭiya), past adjectival participle of கூடு (kūṭu, “should, to be able, might, ought, etc.”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-kuːɖɪjɐ/

Suffix

-கூடிய • (-kūṭiya)

  1. denoting that which can; -able.
    நான் செய்யக்கூடிய சாப்பாடுகள்
    nāṉ ceyyakkūṭiya cāppāṭukaḷ
    Dishes that I can make
  2. denoting that which ought.
    Synonym: வேண்டிய (vēṇṭiya)
    பண்ணக்கூடிய​ வேலை
    paṇṇakkūṭiya​ vēlai
    Work that should/ought to be done
  3. denoting that which might.
    வயிற்றில் இருக்கக்கூடிய கிருமிகள்
    vayiṟṟil irukkakkūṭiya kirumikaḷ
    Germs that might be in the stomach
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