-पा

See also: पा

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Indo-European *-twóm
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-twám
Proto-Indo-Aryan *-twám
Sanskrit -त्व (-tva)
Prakrit -प्प (-ppa)
Hindi -पा

    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

    Suffix

    -पा • (-pā)

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

    Derived terms

    Hindi terms suffixed with -पा
    चूतियापा
    बुढ़ापा
    मोटापा

    References

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