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(83) Noun + noun = adjective
a. घोड़ा /ɡ ̈ oɽɑ/ 'horse' + मुह /muɦ/ 'mouth' = घोड़मुह /ɡ ̈ oɽmuɦ/ 'horse-faced'

b. गाय /ɡɑe/ 'cow' + दोम /dom/ 'tail' = गैदोम /ɡɛdom/ 'foolish'

c. मुह /muɦ/ 'mouth' + खंड /kʰʌnɖ/ 'part' = मुखंड /mukʰʌnɖ/ 'face'

(84) Adjective + adjective = adjective
a. लाल /lɑl/ 'red' + िपअर /piʌr/ 'yellow' = लालिपअर /lɑlpiʌr/ 'red and yellow'

b. लामा /lɑmɑ/ 'long' + चौड़ा /cɔɽɑ/ 'wide' = लामाचौड़ा /lɑmɑcɔɽɑ/ 'long and wide'

c. छोट /cʰoʈ/ 'small/short' + मोट /moʈ/ 'thick' = छोटमोट /cʰoʈmoʈ/ 'small/small and thick'

(85) Adjective + noun = adjective
a. लामा /lɑmɑ/ 'long' + डोड़ /doɽ/ 'thread' = लमडोड़ /lʌmdoɽ/ 'breadthless'

b. कम /kʌm/ 'less' + जोर /joɽ/ 'strength' = कमजोर /kʌmjor/ 'weak/feeble'

c. बड़ /bʌɽ/ 'big' + घर /ɡ ̈ ʌr/ 'house' = बड़घर /bʌɽɡ ̈ ʌr/ 'big house/reputed family'

(86) Verb + verb = noun
a. पढ़ /pʌɽ ̊ / 'read' + िलख /likʰ/ 'write' = पढ़िलख /pʌɽ ̊ likʰ/ 'reading and writing'

b. नाप /nɑp/ 'measure' + जोख /jokʰ/ 'weigh' = नापजोख /nɑpjokʰ/ 'measurement

and weighing'
c. ताक /tɑk/ 'see' + तौल /tʌul/ 'weigh' = ताकतौल /tɑktʌul/ 'assumption'

(87) Verb + noun = noun

a. बोल /bol/ 'utter' + बम /bʌm/ 'Shiva chanting' = बोलबम /bolbʌm/ 'Shiva
chanting pilgrimage'

b. बजा /bʌjɑ/ 'ring' + अंतर /ʌntʌr/ 'difference' = बजंतर /bʌjʌntʌr/ 'musician'

c. िलख /likʰ/ 'write' + अंत /ʌnt/ 'end' = िलखंत /likʰʌnt/ 'fate'
(88) Adverb + adverb = adverb

a. नीचा /nicɑ/ 'down' + उपर /upʌr/ 'up' = नीचाउपर /nicɑupʌr/ 'up and dwon'

b. तर /tʌr/ 'down' + उपर /upʌr/ 'up' = त>पर /tʌrupʌr/ 'piled up'

c. बाहर /bɑɦʌr/ 'outside' + भीतर /b ̤ itʌr/ 'inside' = बाहरभीतर /bɑɦʌrb ̤ itʌr/ 'in and out'
(89) Verb + noun = adjective

̃
a. हँस /ɦʌs/ 'laugh' + मुख /mukʰ/ 'mouth' = हँसमुख /ɦʌsmukʰ/ 'smiling faced'
̃
b. सोच /soc/ 'think' + अंत /ʌnt/ 'end' = सोचंत /socʌnt/ 'gentle'

c. पूज /puj/ 'worship' + अंत /ʌnt/ 'end' = पूजंत /pujʌnt/ 'highly honoured'

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