-ईच

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • -ईच्च (-īcc), -इच (-ic) — pronunciation variant

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi -च (-ċ), from Old Marathi -𑘓 (-ca), -𑘓𑘲 (-cī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀅 (cia), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀘𑁂𑀯 (ceva), from Sanskrit चैव (caiva), from च (ca) +‎ एव (evá).

Suffix

-ईच • (-īc)

  1. (Bombay Hindi, Hyderabad, colloquial) intensifying particle
    Synonym: ही (hī)
    ‎यह (yah, “this”) + ‎-ईच (-īc) → ‎यईच (yaīc, “this very thing”)

Derived terms
Hindi terms suffixed with -ईच
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