Bengali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- -নি (-ni), -ণী (-ni) — Spelling
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit -इनी (-inī).
Pronunciation[edit]
-নী • (-ni)
- feminine suffix
- Synonyms: -ঈ (-i), -ইনী (-ini), -আনী (-ani), -আ (-a)
- নাতি (nati, “grandson”) + -নী (-ni) → নাতনী (natni, “granddaughter”)
- দুঃখী (dukkhi) + -নী (-ni) → দুঃখিনী (dukkhini)
- পেত (pet, “ghost”) + -নী (-ni) → পেত্নী (petni, “female ghost”)
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