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-ओ-, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
-ओ- in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian و (u), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭣 (ʾʿd /ud/), 𐭠𐭥 (ʾʿ /u/), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎫𐎠 (u-t-a /utā/, “and”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)utá, from *(H)u, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂u.
Pronunciation
Interfix
-ओ- • (-o-)
- (in Perso-Arabic words) links terms with the meaning of "and"
- होश (hoś) + -ओ- (-o-) + हवास (havās) → होशोहवास (hośohavās), होश-ओ-हवास (hoś-o-havās)
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