-ईन

See also: -ईण

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /iːn/, [ĩːn̪]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit -ईन (-īna).

Suffix

-ईन • (-īn) (Urdu spelling ـین‎)

1. relating to

   ‎काल (kāl, “time”) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎कालीन (kālīn, “relating to a particular time”)

Derived terms

Hindi words suffixed with -ईन

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian ـین‎ (in).

Suffix

-ईन • (-īn) (Urdu spelling ـین‎)

1. having, possessing

   ‎शौक़ (śauq, “hobby”) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎शौक़ीन (śauqīn, “having a hobby”)

   ‎रंग (raṅg, “colour”) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎रंगीन (raṅgīn, “having a colour, colourful”)

   ‎नमक (namak, “salt”) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎नमकीन (namkīn, “having salt, salty”)

Derived terms

Hindi words suffixed with -ईन

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Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /iː.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.n̪ɐ/

Suffix

-ईन • (-īna)

1. relating to

   ‎कुल (kula, “family”) + ‎-ईन (-īna) → ‎कुलीन (kulīna, “belonging to the family”)

Derived terms

Sanskrit words suffixed with -ईन