अनु-

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनु- (anu-).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.nuː/,
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Prefix

अनु- • (anu-)

  1. along, following, according to; subordinate to
    ‎अनु- (anu-) + ‎मस्तिष्क (mastiṣk, “brain”) → ‎अनुमस्तिष्क (anumastiṣk, “cerebellum”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with अनु-
अनुच्छेद
अनुपम
अनुमति
अनुमान
अनुमोदन
अनुयायी
अनुराग
अनुवादक
अनुस्वार
अनुकरण
अनुगूँज
अनुपूरक
अनुबद्ध
अनुरक्षण
अनुरूप
अनुवांशिक
अनुशासक
अनुशासन
अनुसंधान

References

Pali

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Prefix

अनु- (anu-)

  1. Devanagari script form of anu- (“subordinate to”)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hánu
    Sanskrit अनु- (anu-)

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ánu (“after; following”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬎 (anu, “after; corresponding to”) and Old Persian 𐎠𐎵𐎺 (a-nu-v /⁠anuv⁠/).

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    अनु- • (ánu-)

    1. after, along, alongside
      ‎अनु- (anu-) + ‎ज (ja, “born”) → ‎अनुज (anuja, “younger brother”), literally “born along/after”
    2. near to, with
      ‎अनु- (anu-) + ‎भव (bhava, “being”) → ‎अनुभव (anubhava, “experience”), literally “being near”
    3. subordinate to
    4. according to

    Derived terms

    Sanskrit terms prefixed with अनु-
    अनुक्रमणिका
    अनुच्छेद
    अनुराग
    अनुवाक
    अनुवाद
    अनुकथन
    अनुनासिक
    अनुप्रास
    अनुभव
    अनुभूति
    अनुमति
    अनुशय
    अनुशासक
    अनुष्टुभ्
    अनुस्वार

    Descendants

    • Pali: anu-
    • Prakrit: 𑀅𑀡𑀼- (aṇu-)
    • → Hindi: अनु- (anu-)

    References

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