-ऊँ

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀆𑀫𑀺 (-āmi, first person present indicative singular), from Sanskrit -आमि (-āmi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-aHmi.[1]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ऊँ (-ū̃)

  1. Marks the first-person singular simple subjunctive.

References

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  1. ^ Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 40