-पा
See also: पा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit -𑀧𑁆𑀧 (-ppa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit -त्व (-tva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-twam, from Proto-Indo-European *-twom, thematicized from *-tu. Compare -पन (-pan).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-पा • (-pā)
- Forms masculine abstract nouns from adjectives and other nouns: -ity, -ness, -hood, -ship, etc.
- Synonym: -ता (-tā)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “-पा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press