-ऊँ

See also: -ऊ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀆𑀫𑀺 (-āmi, first person present indicative singular), from Sanskrit -आमि (-āmi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-aHmi.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ũː/

Suffix

-ऊँ • (-ū̃)

  1. Marks the first-person singular simple subjunctive.

References
  1. Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 40
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