This article presents a lexical analysis of homonyms formed by affixation in Hindi. Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings and are a common phenomenon in all languages. Affixation is the addition of affixes to base words to create new words or change the meaning of existing words. In the Hindi context, affixation is an efficient process that leads to the formation of homonyms. The purpose of this study is to study the patterns and features of the formation of homonyms by affixation in Hindi. For this purpose, an extensive dictionary of Hindi words was compiled and the process of affixation was systematically analyzed. The results show that affixation is a major factor in the formation of homonyms in Hindi, with some affixes forming more homonyms than others. Moreover, this study also explores the semantic relationships between different meanings of homonyms formed by affixation in Hindi. It has been established that some homonyms have unrelated meanings, while others have similar meanings, depending on the process of affixation. Overall, this study contributes to our understanding of the role of affixation in the formation of homonyms in Hindi. By studying the patterns and features of these homonyms, we can get an idea of ​​the basic word-formation processes of word formation in Hindi and their semantic changes.

homonyms, affixal homonyms, prefix, suffix, lexical-semantic analysis, vocabulary, linguistic morphology and semantics.

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