-पा

See also: पा

Hindi

Etymology

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

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɑː/, [päː]

Suffix

-पा • (-pā)

Forms masculine abstract nouns from adjectives and other nouns: -ity, -ness, -hood, -ship, etc.
Synonym: -ता (-tā)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -पा

References

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

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