-ऊ
See also: -ऊँ
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀉𑀕 (-uga) from Sanskrit -उक (-uka) from Proto-Indo-European *-u-kos.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-ऊ • (-ū)
- (added to verbal stems) forms adjectives and nouns of agentive force, sometimes with diminutive, endearing, or pejorative meaning
- (added to adjectives or nouns) a person characterized by (often with diminutive, endearing, or pejorative meaning)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “-ऊ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press