-कर

See also: कर, कुरु, and कूर

Hindi

Alternative forms

• -के (-ke)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi -करि (-kari), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑀺𑀬 (kariya), from Sanskrit *कर्य (karya), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kəɾ/, [kɐɾ]

Suffix

-कर • (-kar)

1. conjunctive suffix for verbs

   ‎बोल (bol, “root form of to speak”) + ‎-कर (-kar) → ‎बोलकर (bolkar, “having spoken”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -कर

References

• Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 44
• Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 433

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• -kara (Latin script)
• -𑀓𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• -কর (Bengali script)
• -කර (Sinhalese script)
• -ကရ or -ၵရ (Burmese script)
• -กร or -กะระ (Thai script)
• -ᨠᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• -ກຣ or -ກະຣະ (Lao script)
• -ករ (Khmer script)
• -𑄇𑄢 (Chakma script)

Suffix

-कर (-kara)

1. Devanagari script form of -kara

Declension

Declension table of "-कर" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	-करो (-karo)	-करा (-karā)
Accusative (second)	-करं (-karaṃ)	-करे (-kare)
Instrumental (third)	-करेन (-karena)	-करेहि (-karehi) or -करेभि (-karebhi)
Dative (fourth)	-करस्स (-karassa) or -कराय (-karāya) or -करत्थं (-karatthaṃ)	-करानं (-karānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	-करस्मा (-karasmā) or -करम्हा (-karamhā) or -करा (-karā)	-करेहि (-karehi) or -करेभि (-karebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	-करस्स (-karassa)	-करानं (-karānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	-करस्मिं (-karasmiṃ) or -करम्हि (-karamhi) or -करे (-kare)	-करेसु (-karesu)
Vocative (calling)	-कर (-kara)	-करा (-karā)

Declension table of "-कर" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	-करं (-karaṃ)	-करानि (-karāni)
Accusative (second)	-करं (-karaṃ)	-करानि (-karāni)
Instrumental (third)	-करेन (-karena)	-करेहि (-karehi) or -करेभि (-karebhi)
Dative (fourth)	-करस्स (-karassa) or -कराय (-karāya) or -करत्थं (-karatthaṃ)	-करानं (-karānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	-करस्मा (-karasmā) or -करम्हा (-karamhā) or -करा (-karā)	-करेहि (-karehi) or -करेभि (-karebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	-करस्स (-karassa)	-करानं (-karānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	-करस्मिं (-karasmiṃ) or -करम्हि (-karamhi) or -करे (-kare)	-करेसु (-karesu)
Vocative (calling)	-कर (-kara)	-करानि (-karāni)