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-अक
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Hindi
Etymology
hi iir-pro ine-pro
hi sa -अक.
Suffix
suf
-er one who does or makes
Derived terms
hi
References
-अक
hi noun-forming suffixes
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Etymology
sa suffix :inh iir-pro:*-kas<id:deadjectival>
From sa iir-pro *-kas *-akas.
Suffix
forms adjectives with the meaning of present participles: en -ing participial
from roots
sa -उक
sa कृ कारक kā́raka to make making
sa मुच् मोचक to liberate liberating
from secondary verb stems
sa शुश्रूषते शुश्रूषक to wish to hear desirous of hearing
forms adjectives from some nouns
sa -क
sa कुरु कौरवक Kuru from Kuru
sa अनडुह् आनडुहक a bull coming from a bull
Declension
-ikā -akā -akī
Suffix
m
forms masculine agent nouns from roots: en -er agent suffix
sa नी नायक to lead a leader
Declension
Derived terms
sa
Descendants
hi -अक 1
References
446 1181
Further reading
II.2 44-49 143-150