-হীন
See also: হ্ন
Bengali edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Sanskrit हीन (hīna, “abandoned; devoid of”), accompanying a change in the word class, from an adjective to a suffix for expressing the lack of something. This word has been semi-nativised and is sometimes used in non-Sanskrit derived words, but not typically.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-হীন • (-hin)
- Suffix appended to nouns to create adjectives, indicating a lack of; -less
- Synonym: বে- (be-)
- প্রেমহীন ― premhīn ― loveless