nym
name
Greek · onyma, onoma (ὄνυμα, ὄνομα)
Nym and onym come from Greek onoma, "name". They appear in words about names, labels, and words that share or stand for a name.
Memory trick
SYNONYM = same NAME-meaning; ANONYMOUS = without a NAME.
Words from this root
- acronym (acr + onym) — a word formed from initialsसंक्षिप्त नाम
- anonymous (an + onym + ous) — having no known nameअनाम, गुमनाम
- anonymously (an + onym + ous + ly) — without giving a nameगुमनाम रूप से
- anonymize (an + onym + ize) — to remove names from dataपहचान छिपाना
- demonym (demo + nym) — a name for people of a placeनिवासियों का नाम
- eponym (ep + onym) — a person who gives a nameनामदाता व्यक्ति
- hyponym (hypo + nym) — a more specific wordविशिष्ट शब्द
- metonymy (met + onym + y) — using a related name for somethingलक्षणा, नाम-अदला-बदली
- pseudonym (pseudo + nym) — a made-up nameउपनाम, छद्म नाम
- synonym (syn + onym) — a word with the same meaningपर्यायवाची शब्द
- synonymous (syn + onym + ous) — having the same meaningसमानार्थी
- patronymic (patr + onym + ic) — a name from the fatherपिता के नाम से बना नाम