-नेर
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀬𑀭 (ṇayara), from Sanskrit नगर (nágara).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /neːɾ/, [n̪eːɾ]
Suffix
-नेर • (-ner) m (Urdu spelling نیر)
- suffixed to names of cities and towns
- बीका (bīkā, “Rao Bika”) + -नेर (-ner) → बीकानेर (bīkāner, “the city Bikaner”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “-नेर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press