-नेर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀬𑀭 (ṇayara), from Sanskrit नगर (nágara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /neːɾ/

Suffix

-नेर • (-ner) m (Urdu spelling نیر)

1. suffixed to names of cities and towns

   ‎बीका (bīkā, “Rao Bika”) + ‎-नेर (-ner) → ‎बीकानेर (bīkāner, “the city Bikaner”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “-नेर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press