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kareyya
masc voc sg of kareyya (ptp); nt voc sg of kareyya (ptp); opt 3rd sg of karoti (verb)
- kareyya (opt): would make; could make
- kareyya (ptp): could be done; should be made; lit. to be done
- karoti (pr): does; acts; performs
- karoti (pr): makes
- karoti (pr): builds; constructs
- kareyya (opt): could do; would do
Built from
- ka — root · make, do
The root √kar- means to make, do, or act. Related to English "care", "craft", Latin "creare", and Sanskrit "kṛ-"; all descend from the Indo-European root *k(w)er- "to turn, make".
- r — stem · stem formant
Connects the root to inflectional endings.
- eyya — ending · optative
The optative mood marks a possible, conditional, or wished-for action. Here, 3rd person singular: 'would make' or 'could do'.
Etymology. √kar- (make, do) is cognate with English "care" (originally "turn, twist"), Latin "creare" (create), and Sanskrit "kṛ-". The optative ending -eyya marks a possible or conditional action.