-नेर

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀬𑀭 (ṇayara), from Sanskrit नगर (nágara).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /neːɾ/

Suffix[edit]

-नेर • (-ner) m (Urdu spelling نیر)

suffixed to names of cities and towns
‎बीका (bīkā, “Rao Bika”) + ‎-नेर (-ner) → ‎बीकानेर (bīkāner, “the city Bikaner”)

References[edit]

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

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