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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀭 (kera, possessive marker), grammaticalized from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya, “work”). Cognate with Assamese -অৰ (-or), Maithili केर (kēr), Odia -ର (-ra), and the -रा (-rā) in Hindi मेरा (merā), तेरा (terā), etc.
Suffix
-এর • (-er)
- marks the genitive case: of, belonging to
- part of, from
কমলার রস- komolar rôś
- orange juice
- (literally, “juice from orange”)
- made of, consisting of
Usage notes
It is -র (-r) after vowels.