-ਧਾਰੀ

Punjabi

Suffix

-ਧਾਰੀ • (-dhārī)

  1. -bearing; (forms adjectives and nouns from indicating possession of the root noun)
    ‎ਖੜਗ (khaṛag, “sword”) + ‎-ਧਾਰੀ (-dhārī) → ‎ਖੜਗਧਾਰੀ (khaṛgadhārī, “sword-bearing”)
    ‎ਥਣ (thaṇ, “breast”) + ‎-ਧਾਰੀ (-dhārī) → ‎ਥਣਧਾਰੀ (thaṇdhārī, “mammal (literally "breast-bearing")”)
  2. -wearing, -clad (forms adjectives and nouns indicating wearing of the root noun)
    ‎ਖੱਦਰ (khaddar, “homespun”) + ‎-ਧਾਰੀ (-dhārī) → ‎ਖੱਦਰਧਾਰੀ (khaddardhārī, “wearing homespun”)
    ‎ਭੇਖ (bhekh, “distinctive dress of a sect”) + ‎-ਧਾਰੀ (-dhārī) → ‎ਭੇਖਧਾਰੀ (bhekhdhārī, “member of a sect”)

Derived terms
Punjabi terms suffixed with -ਧਾਰੀ
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