-आँ

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from stems with an intervocalic -m-, either primary one or secondarily originated from -p- or -v- (which develop via -ṽ- into -m-). The -m- is lost after having nasalized the following vowel. See -आ (). [1]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-आँ (-ā̃m

  1. suffix for some masculine nouns

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 7