-ओ-

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian و (u), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭣 (ʾʿd /⁠ud⁠/), 𐭠𐭥 (ʾʿ /⁠u⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎫𐎠 (u-t-a /⁠utā⁠/, and), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)utá, from *(H)u, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂u.

Pronunciation

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Interfix

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-ओ- (-o-)

  1. (in Perso-Arabic words) links terms with the meaning of "and"
    होश (hoś) + -ओ- (-o-) + हवास (havās)होशोहवास (hośohavās), होश-ओ-हवास (hoś-o-havās)

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