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1996:191), Awadhi (Saksena 1937/1971:296), Hindi (Koul 2008:72-5) and Nepali
(Adhikari 2016:507). In this process different word classes are compounded to form a
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noun, an adjective, or a verb, as shown in (78-89).
(78) Noun + noun = noun

a. घर /ɡ ̈ ʌr/ 'house' + दुआर /duɑr/ 'door' = घरदुआर /ɡ ̈ ʌrduɑr/ 'home'

b. छीपा /cʰipɑ/ 'plate' + लोटा /loʈɑ/ 'water-pot' = छीपालोटा /cʰipɑloʈɑ/ 'plate and glass'
c. दाल /dɑl/ 'pulse' + भात /b ̤ ɑt/ 'boiled rice' = दालभात /dɑlbat/ 'rice and pulse'

d. तामा /tɑmɑ/ 'copper' + घइला /ɡ ̈ ʌilɑ/ 'pitcher' = तमघइल /tʌmɡ ̈ ʌil/ 'copper-pitcher'

e. कान /kɑn/ 'ear' + फू ल /pʰul/ 'flower' = कनफू ल /kʌnpʰul/ 'ear-ornament'

(79) Adjective + noun = noun
a. भल /b ̤ ʌl/ 'gentle' + आदमी /ɑdmi/ 'man' = भलादमी /b ̤ ʌlɑdmi/ 'gentleman'

b. दूर /dur/ 'distant' + दशा /dʌsɑ/ 'condition' = दुदOशा /durdʌsɑ/ 'misery'

c. सु /su/ 'nice' + 6दन /din/ 'day' = सु6दन /sudin/ 'nice day'

(80) Noun + verb = noun
a. जेब /jeb/ 'pocket' + कतर /kʌtʌr/ 'cut' = जेबकतरा /jebkʌtʌrɑ/ 'pickpocket'

b. पा6कट /pɑkiʈ/ 'pocket' + मार /mɑr/ 'kill' = पा6कटमार /pakiʈmɑr/ 'pickpocket'

c. भंडा /b ̤ ʌnɖɑ/ 'earthen pot' + फोर /pʰor/ 'break' = भंडाफोर /b ̤ ʌnɖɑpʰor/ 'exposition'

d. भात /b̤ ɑt/ 'boiled rice' + िनऱ /nir̥ / 'cook' = भतिनऱा /b̤ ʌtnir̥ ɑ/ 'cook'

e. पानी /pɑni/ 'water' + भर /b ̤ ʌr/ 'fill' = पनभरा /pʌnb ̤ ʌrɑ/ 'water-puller'
(81) Noun + adverb = noun

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a. गाँड़ /ɡɑɽ/ 'hip/anus' + तर /tʌr/ 'down' = गँड़तर /ɡʌɽtʌr/ 'diaper'
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b. खंड /kʰʌnɖ/ 'part' + तर /tʌr/ 'down' = खँड़तर /kʰʌɽtʌr/ 'rags'
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c. हाँथ /ɦɑtʰ/ 'hand' + फे र /pʰer/ 'change' = हँHफे र /hʌtpʰer/ 'loan without interest'
(82) Adverb + noun = noun
a. भीतर /b ̤ itʌr/ 'inside' + घाम /ɡ ̈ ʌm/ 'sun' = भीतरघामा /b ̤ itʌɡ ̈ ɑmɑ/ 'cloudy sun'

b. भीतर /b ̤ itʌr/ 'inside' + मार /mɑr/ 'beating' = भीतरमार /b ̤ itʌrmɑr/ 'beating
without external wound'

c. बाहर /bɑɦʌr/ 'outside' + बास /bɑs/ 'living' = बहरवास /bʌɦʌrwʌs/ 'living outside'

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d. तर /tʌr/ 'inside' + हाँथ /ɦɑtʰ/ 'hand' = तऱथी /tʌr ̥ ʌtʰi/ 'palm'

6. Some morphophonemic changes also occur during this process, already discussed in Chapter 5.
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