-त्व

See also: त्व

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit -त्व (-tva).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʋᵊ/, [t̪wᵊ]

Suffix

-त्व • (-tva) m

1. forms abstract nouns from Sanskrit-borrowed words

   ‎गुरु (guru, “heavy, weighty”) + ‎-त्व (-tva) → ‎गुरुत्व (gurutva, “gravity; heft”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -त्व

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “-त्व”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tʋɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪ʋɐ/

Suffix

-त्व • (-tva) n

1. forms abstract nouns

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -त्व