Ya-Kāra
Ya-kāra，[ya+kāra] 1．the letter （or sound） y：J．I，430 （padasandhikara）； III，433 （vyañjana - sandhi - vasena gahita）．-- 2．the letter （or syllable） ya：J．V，427 （nipāta-matta）．It is referred to at Vin．IV，7 as an ending implying ridiculing or insult，together with the ending °bha．The Cy．means words like dāsiya，gumbiya，bālya etc．where -ya either denotes descendency or property，or stands for -ka as diminutive （i．e．（disparaging） ending．The same applies to °bha．Here at Vin．IV，7 this way of calling a person by means of adding -ya- or -bha to his name （cp．E．--y in kid› kiddy etc．） is grouped with a series of other terms of insult （hīnā akkosā）．（Page 545）