-खोर

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خور (xōr), stem of خوردن (xordan, to eat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /.kʰoɾ/
  • Rhymes: -oɾ

Suffix

-खोर • (-khor)

  1. (literally or figuratively) forms adjectives and nouns: literally means eating, drinking, devouring; eater, drinker, devourer
    लाच (lāc, bribe) + ‎-खोर (-khor) → ‎लाचखोर (lāckhor, one who is habituated to taking bribes; a bribe-taker)

Derived terms

Marathi terms suffixed with -खोर

References

  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “खोर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)