Hindi suffix

-दार

-dār
habitual agent · agent · possessive / characterised-by

Register

Perso-Arabic

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N

Status

Establisheddraft

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Words built with -दार

ईमानदारी
īmāndārī
the state of being honest
ईमान+-दार+-ई
समझदारी
samajhdārī
deep practical knowledge
समझ+-दार+-ई
दुकानदार
dukāndār
one who keeps a shop
दुकान+-दार

Does the same job elsewhere

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

English

  • -er
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs N)
  • -ist
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs L)
  • -ful
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs N)
  • -ous
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs L)

French

  • -eur
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs N)
  • -iste
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs L)
  • -ien
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs N)
  • -ant
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs N)
  • -ier
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs N)
  • -eux
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs N)

Hindi

this affix: -दार

    Telugu

    Tamil