-ऊँ

-ऊँ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀆𑀫𑀺 (-āmi, first person present indicative singular), from Sanskrit -आमि (-āmi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-aHmi.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ũː/

Suffix

-ऊँ • (-ū̃)

1. Marks the first-person singular simple subjunctive.

References

1. Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 40