classifier
word or affix that is used to accompany nouns and can be considered to "classify" the noun depending on the type of its referent
en-GB/ˈklæsɪˌfaɪə/
en-US/ˈklæsəˌfaɪɚ/
word or affix that is used to accompany nouns and can be considered to "classify" the noun depending on the type of its referent