-कर

See also: कर, कुरु, and कूर

Hindi

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

-कर • (-kar)

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

Hindi terms suffixed with -कर

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

Alternative scripts

-कर (-kara)

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)