Hindi suffix

-आ-

-ā-
causative

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

V

allomorphs -वा-, -ला-

Status

Establisheddraft

mcgregor

Words built with -आ-

दिखाना
dikhānā
cause to see
देख+-आ-
खिलाना
khilānā
cause to eat
खा+-आ-

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

  • -ize
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -ify
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -en
    register-matched functional equivalent

French

  • -ifier
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -iser
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)

Hindi

this affix: -आ-

    Telugu

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