-ਧਾਰੀ

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Punjabi

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Suffix

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-ਧਾਰੀ (-dhārī)

  1. -bearing; (forms adjectives and nouns from indicating possession of the root noun)
    ਖੜਗ (khaṛag, sword) + ‎-ਧਾਰੀ (-dhārī) → ‎ਖੜਗਧਾਰੀ (khaṛgadhārī, sword-bearing)
    ਥਣ (thaṇ, breast) + ‎-ਧਾਰੀ (-dhārī) → ‎ਥਣਧਾਰੀ (thaṇdhārī, mammal (literally "breast-bearing"))
  2. -wearing, -clad (forms adjectives and nouns indicating wearing of the root noun)
    ਖੱਦਰ (khaddar, homespun) + ‎-ਧਾਰੀ (-dhārī) → ‎ਖੱਦਰਧਾਰੀ (khaddardhārī, wearing homespun)
    ਭੇਖ (bhekh, distinctive dress of a sect) + ‎-ਧਾਰੀ (-dhārī) → ‎ਭੇਖਧਾਰੀ (bhekhdhārī, member of a sect)

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