-नी

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /niː/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit -𑀇𑀡𑀻 (-iṇī), from Sanskrit -इनी (-inī). Doublet of -इनी (-inī).

Suffix

-नी • (-nī)

  1. -ess; forms female-counterpart nouns
Derived terms
Hindi terms suffixed with -नी (feminine)
जादूगरनी
भूतनी
मोरनी
शेरनी

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit -𑀅𑀡𑀻𑀬 (-aṇīya), from Sanskrit -अनीय (-anīya). Doublet of -अनीय (-anīya) and -ना (-nā).

Suffix

-नी • (-nī)

  1. -ance, -tion
    कह (kah, “to say”) + -नी (-nī) → कहनी (kahanī, “saying, utterance”)
Derived terms
Hindi terms suffixed with -नी
करनी
कहनी
चुसनी
बोनी
बोहनी
भरनी
मँगनी
मिलनी

References

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