-ச்சி

• -சி (-ci)

• IPA^(key): /-t͡ɕːɪ/, [-t͡ɕːi]

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Malayalam -ച (-ca), -ച്ച (-cca).

-ச்சி • (-cci)

1. Used to form nouns of being or condition from other nouns or verbs.

   Equivalent to English -ment.

From -இ (-i). Cognate with Malayalam -ച്ചി (-cci), -ത്തി (-tti), Kannada -ತಿ (-ti), Kodava -ತಿ (-ti), Telugu -ది (-di), Telugu -కత్తె (-katte). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

-ச்சி • (-cci)

1. a feminine suffix, used to form feminine nouns, as in ஆய்ச்சி (āycci).

   Synonyms: -அள் (-aḷ), -இ (-i), -இனி (-iṉi)

   Antonym: -அன் m (-aṉ)

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