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Types of nouns

Types of nouns

  1. concrete nouns describe physical things related to the root, something you can perceive with at least one of your five senses.

concrete nouns

         
√nad to roar + ī nadī river
√akkh to see + i akkhi eye
√añc to bend + a aṅka lap
√ad to eat + na anna food
√ās to sit + ana āsana seat
  1. process / action noun is the action of doing the root, often translating with -ing

action nouns

         
pa + √vatt to be, proceed + a pavattana happening
√bhar to support + aṇa bharaṇa supporting
√cud to impel, accuse + *anā codanā prompting
√ādā to take, eat + na ādāna eating
  1. abstract noun is a concept derived from the root

abstract nouns

         
√sad to sink, sit, settle + *a pasāda brightness
√day to take pity + ā dayā compassion
√iss to be envious + ā issā jealousy
√sar to remember + i sati memory
√sādh to accomplish + u sādhu goodness
√kuh to deceive + anā kuhanā deception
  1. agent noun is a person who does the action described in the root

agent nouns

         
√mar to die + *a māra death
√gaṇ to calculate + aka gaṇaka accountant
√su to hear + *aka sāvaka pupil; lit. hearer
√cur to steal + *a cora thief
√kath to speak + ika kathika speaker
√gam to go + tar gantar goer
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