अन-

See also: अन, अनै, अन्, and अनि

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ən/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit अन- (ana-).

Prefix

अन- • (an-)

  1. a negating prefix: non-, un-, a-, an-
    ‎अन- (an-) + ‎कहा (kahā, “said”) → ‎अनकहा (anakhā, “unsaid, unspoken”)
Usage notes

This is used in tadbhav words.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit अन- (ana-).

Prefix

अन- • (an-)

  1. Alternative form of अ- (a-) used in front of vowels

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hindi_words_prefixed_with_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A8-' title='Category:Hindi words prefixed with अन-'>Hindi words prefixed with अन-</a>

Marathi

Alternative forms
  • अ- (a-) (before consonants)

Etymology

From Sanskrit.

Prefix

अन- • (an-)

  1. A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc.

Usage notes

This form is used before words that begin with vowels.

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Marathi_words_prefixed_with_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A8-' title='Category:Marathi words prefixed with अन-'>Marathi words prefixed with अन-</a>

Nepali

Alternative forms
  • अ- (a-) (before consonants)

Etymology

From Sanskrit.

Prefix

अन- • (an-)

  1. A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc.

Usage notes

This form is used before words that begin with vowels.

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Nepali_words_prefixed_with_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A8-' title='Category:Nepali words prefixed with अन-'>Nepali words prefixed with अन-</a>

Sanskrit

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-. Cognate with English un- and Latin in-, of similar usage.

Prefix

अन- • (ana-)

  1. A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc.
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