-लाना

Hindi

Etymology

    Variant of -आना (-ānā) before vowel-final verbal roots, with intervening -ल- (-l-) to break the vowel hiatus.

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -लाना • (-lānā)

    1. alternative form of -आना (-ānā)
      देना (denā) + ‎-लाना (-lānā) → ‎दिलाना (dilānā)

    Derived terms