privative

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Monier Williams

English

 PRIVATIVE,  a.
  (Causing privation) हानिकरः -रा -रं,  हानिकारक
-का -कं,  लोपकरः &c. ,  क्षयकरः &c. ,  नाशकरः &c. 
— (Consisting
in the absence of something) अभावसूचकः -का -कं,  अभावरूपः
-पा -पं,  अभावात्मकः -का -कं,  अभावदर्शकः &c. 

 PRIVATIVE,  s.
  (Word) अभावशब्दः,  अभावसूचकशब्दः.
— (Prefix,  in
grammar) नपदं,  नप्र्पदं. Privative prefixes are such as अ, 
अन्,  निर्,  वि.

Borooah

English

 PRIVATIVE: in gram.
  :
(1) नञ्र्थकः
(2) अभाव-
सूचकः।

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