-गर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـگر (-gar, “-er”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡəɾ/, [ɡɐɾ]

Suffix

-गर • (-gar) m (Urdu spelling گر)

1. forms agent nouns; -er

   ‎जादू (jādū, “magic”) + ‎-गर (-gar) → ‎जादूगर (jādūgar, “magician”)

Usage notes

Mostly found in words of Perso-Arabic origin.

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -गर

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “-गर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press