Pronunciations (2)
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/iː/
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/aɪ/
Pronunciation notes
- English
- traditional
Suffix
Used to form adjectives, nouns, demonyms (describing people of a particular city, region or country) or genonyms (describing people of a particular tribe, clan or family) and the language spoken by these people.
Usage- morpheme
- Examples
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Hindustan + -i → Hindustani
Hind + -i → Hindi
More examples (21)
Iran + -i → Irani
Iraq + -i → Iraqi
Israel + -i → Israeli
Awadh + -i → Awadhi
Kannauj + -i → Kannauji
Pakistan + -i → Pakistani
Pak + -i → Paki
Afghan + -i → Afghani
Bihar + -i → Bihari
Bengal + -i → Bengali
Punjab + -i → Punjabi
Chenab + -i → Chenabi
Kashmir + -i → Kashmiri
Sindh + -i → Sindhi
Rajasthan + -i → Rajasthani
Marwar + -i → Marwari
Gujarat + -i → Gujarati
Nepal + -i → Nepali
Kabul + -i → Kabuli
Baghdad + -i → Baghdadi
According to Collins Dictionary and Wiktionary, the term was coined in 2017 by journalist Anzer Ayoob, the term Chenabi is derived from the Chenab River, with the suffix “-i”, commonly used to denote belonging.
Suffix
Forms an alternative plural ending for various words borrowed from Latin that end in ⟨us⟩ in the singular.
Usage- morpheme
- Examples
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focus + -i → foci
radius + -i → radii
Forms an alternative plural ending for various words borrowed from Latin that end in ⟨us⟩ in the singular. Forms an alternative plural ending for various words that end in ⟨us⟩ in the singular, despite not being borrowed from Latin.
Usage- morpheme
- nonstandard
- proscribed
- sometimes
- Examples
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platypus + -i → platypi
amogus + -i → amogi
Suffix
Forms an alternative plural ending for words borrowed from Italian that end in ⟨o⟩ or ⟨e⟩ in the singular.
Usage- morpheme
- Examples
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concerto + -i → concerti
calzone + -i → calzoni
More examples (1)
cognoscente + -i → cognoscenti
Suffix
Used to form diminutives of given names.
Usage- morpheme
- Examples
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Becki, Benji, Jimmi, Lexi, Nicki, Sammi, Sandi, Trini, Vicki