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Meaning of -ਏਰਾ | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
eː.ɾäː

Definitions

  1. comparative adjectival suffix
    adjectival, comparative, idiomatic, morpheme, suffix
  2. expresses connection of sense with a stem nominal form
    idiomatic, morpheme
  3. agentive suffix
    agentive, morpheme, suffix
  4. patronymic
    idiomatic, morpheme

Examples

“ਚੰਗਾ (caṅgā, “good”) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) → ਚੰਗੇਰਾ (caṅgerā, “better”)”
“ਵੱਧ (vaddha, “more”) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) → ਵਧੇਰਾ (vadherā, “greater (in amount, degree, number)”)”
“ਬਹੁਤ (bahut, “many”) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) → ਬਥੇਰਾ (batherā, “plenty”)”
“ਉੱਚਾ (uccā, “high”) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) → ਉਚੇਰਾ (ucerā, “higher”)”
“ਅੱਗੇ (agge, “ahead”) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) → ਅਗੇਰਾ (agerā, “further ahead”)”
“ਪਿੱਛੇ (picche, “behind”) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) → ਪਿਛੇਰਾ (picherā, “further behind”)”
“ਬਾਘ (bāgh, “tiger”) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) → ਬਘੇਰਾ (bagherā, “tiger cub, leopard”)”
“ਚਾਚਾ (cāccā, “uncle”) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) → ਚਚੇਰਾ (cacerā, “related through a paternal uncle, a cousin”)”
“ਮਾਮਾ (māmmā, “uncle”) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) → ਮਮੇਰਾ (mamerā, “related through a maternal uncle, a cousin”)”
“ਮੱਛ (maccha, “fish”) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) → ਮਛੇਰਾ (macherā, “fisher”)”
“ਚਿੱਤਰ (cittar, “illustration”) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) → ਚਿਤੇਰਾ, ਚਤੇਰਾ, ਚਿਤਰੇਰਾ (citerā, caterā, citrerā, “painter, illustrator”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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