Telugu suffix

-లేని

-lēni
privative

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N

Status

Establisheddraft

brown

Words built with -లేని

ఆశలేని
āśalēni
without hope
ఆశ+-లేని
భయంలేని
bhayaṁlēni
without fear
భయం+-లేని
సిగ్గులేని
siggulēni
without shame
సిగ్గు+-లేని
ఇల్లులేని
illulēni
without a home
ఇల్లు+-లేని

Does the same job elsewhere

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

English

  • -less
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • un-
    register-matched functional equivalent

French

  • in-
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • dé(s)-
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • é-
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • mal-
    register-matched functional equivalent

Hindi

  • -हीन
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
  • निर्-
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
  • बे-
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs P)

Telugu

this affix: -లేని

    Tamil