-नी

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Hindi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /niː/

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit -𑀇𑀡𑀻 (-iṇī), from Sanskrit -इनी (-inī). Doublet of -इनी (-inī).

Suffix[edit]

-नी • (-nī)

  1. -ess; forms female-counterpart nouns
Derived terms[edit]
Hindi terms suffixed with -नी (feminine)

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit -𑀅𑀡𑀻𑀬 (-aṇīya), from Sanskrit -अनीय (-anīya). Doublet of -अनीय (-anīya) and -ना (-nā).

Suffix[edit]

-नी • (-nī)

  1. -ance, -tion
    कह (kah, “to say”) + -नी (-nī) → कहनी (kahanī, “saying, utterance”)
Derived terms[edit]
Hindi terms suffixed with -नी

References[edit]

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