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-इत

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit -इत (-ita), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-इत (-it)

  1. -ed; forms adjectives from nouns
    केंद्र (kendra, centre) + ‎-इत (-it) → ‎केंद्रित (kendrit, centred)

Derived terms

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-itás, from Proto-Indo-European *-itós and also from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós, with an intervening root-final laryngeal. Cognate with Latin -itus.

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -इत (-ita)

    1. -ed; forms adjectives from nouns and past participles from roots
      काङ्क्ष् (kāṅkṣ, to desire) + ‎-इत (-ita) → ‎काङ्क्षित (kāṅkṣita, desired)

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Prakrit: -इअ (-ia) (see there for further descendants)
    • Hindi: -इत (-it)