-च्-

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit -च्- (-c-).

Interfix

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-च्- (-c-)

  1. used before (cha), only in Sanskritic formations

Usage notes

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  • The use of this interfix is itself optional in Hindi, with a lot of coined words not using this.

Derived terms

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Sanskrit

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Interfix

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-च्- (-c-)

  1. used before (cha)

Usage notes

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  • The proper name of this interfix in Sanskrit is तुक् (tuk).
  • This is used compulsorily after the shorter vowels (a), (i), (u), (), () and optionally after longer vowels (ā), (ī), (ū), (), (e), (ai), (o), (au).

Derived terms

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