________________ Chapter - 5 . Feminine suffixes In Praksta language Feminine words are of two kinds: : 1 Original Feminine words 2 Feminine words formed with the help of suffixes. (1) Original Feminine Gender words The meaning of words indicating Feminine Gender which are not inflected in Masculine and Neuter Genders are known as Original Feminine Gender words; e.g., Lata, Mala, Lacchi, Kaha, Ganga etc. (2) Feminine words formed with the help of suffixes These are words which do not signify Feminine Gender character, but they are formed so by adding Feminine suffixes. Such words are inflected both in Masculine and Feminine Genders. "So Feminine suffixes are those suffixes by which Masculine Gender words are converted into Feminine Gender." In Praksta chiefly 'a' and 'i' are used in the form of Feminine suffixes; e.g., (a) (i) bala (Mas.) (boy), bala + a = bala (Fem.) (girl) (ii) koila (Mas.) (the black cuckoo), koila + a = koila (Fem.)- (the black cuckoo) (iii) tanaya (Mas.) (son), tanaya + a = tanaya (Fem.) (daughter) (68) Praksta-Grammar Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
