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-ओ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa -अहु (-ahu, second person present indicative/imperative plural), from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀅𑀳 (-aha), from Sanskrit -अथ (-atha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-atʰa, from Proto-Indo-European *-ete (second person present indicative/imperative plural). [1]
Suffix
-ओ • (-o)
- Marks the second-person plural simple subjunctive; subjunctive for तुम (tum)
- suffix for present second person imperative; the imperative marker for तुम (tum)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa -अहु (-ahu) or -हौ (-hau), from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀆𑀳𑁄 (-āho), ultimately a univerbation of Sanskrit -आः (-āḥ), the vocative plural of Sanskrit -अ (-a), and Sanskrit भोस् (bhos) (from भवत् (bhavat)). [2]
Suffix
-ओ • (-o)
- vocative plural of -आ (-ā)
References
- ^ Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 40
- ^ Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 6
Konkani
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Suffix
-ओ • (-o) (Latin script -o, Kannada script -ಒ)
- suffix found in masculine nouns
References
- Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani, Goa University (doctoral thesis)