-कर

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See also: कर, कुरु, and कूर

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi -करि (-kari), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑀺𑀬 (kariya), from Sanskrit *कर्य (karya), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-कर • (-kar)

  1. conjunctive suffix for verbs
    ‎बोल (bol, “root form of to speak”) + ‎-कर (-kar) → ‎बोलकर (bolkar, “having spoken”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -कर

References

  • Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 44
  • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 433

Pali

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Alternative scripts

Suffix

-कर (-kara)

  1. Devanagari script form of -kara

Declension

Declension table of "-कर" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)-करो (-karo)-करा (-karā)
Accusative (second)-करं (-karaṃ)-करे (-kare)
Instrumental (third)-करेन (-karena)-करेहि (-karehi) or -करेभि (-karebhi)
Dative (fourth)-करस्स (-karassa) or -कराय (-karāya) or -करत्थं (-karatthaṃ)-करानं (-karānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)-करस्मा (-karasmā) or -करम्हा (-karamhā) or -करा (-karā)-करेहि (-karehi) or -करेभि (-karebhi)
Genitive (sixth)-करस्स (-karassa)-करानं (-karānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)-करस्मिं (-karasmiṃ) or -करम्हि (-karamhi) or -करे (-kare)-करेसु (-karesu)
Vocative (calling)-कर (-kara)-करा (-karā)
Declension table of "-कर" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)-करं (-karaṃ)-करानि (-karāni)
Accusative (second)-करं (-karaṃ)-करानि (-karāni)
Instrumental (third)-करेन (-karena)-करेहि (-karehi) or -करेभि (-karebhi)
Dative (fourth)-करस्स (-karassa) or -कराय (-karāya) or -करत्थं (-karatthaṃ)-करानं (-karānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)-करस्मा (-karasmā) or -करम्हा (-karamhā) or -करा (-karā)-करेहि (-karehi) or -करेभि (-karebhi)
Genitive (sixth)-करस्स (-karassa)-करानं (-karānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)-करस्मिं (-karasmiṃ) or -करम्हि (-karamhi) or -करे (-kare)-करेसु (-karesu)
Vocative (calling)-कर (-kara)-करानि (-karāni)
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