Hindi

Alternative forms

• अन- ‎(an-) (before vowels)

Prefix

अ- • ‎(a-)

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

Usage notes

This form is used before words that begin with consonants.

• असुंदर ‎(asundar, “ugly”)
• अकारण ‎(akāraṇ, “needlessly”)

Derived terms

Marathi

Alternative forms

• अन- ‎(an-) (before vowels)

Etymology

From Sanskrit.

Prefix

अ- • ‎(a-)

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

Usage notes

This form is used before words that begin with consonants.

Derived terms

Nepali

Alternative forms

• अन- ‎(ana-) (before vowels)

Etymology

From Sanskrit.

Prefix

अ- • ‎(a-)

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

Usage notes

This form is used before words that begin with consonants.

Derived terms

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.

Prefix

अ- • ‎(a-)

1. un-. not

Derived terms