खाल्डो

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खल्लः (khallaḥ)[1] or from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa)[2].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʰäɭɖo], [kʰäɭʈo]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: खाळ्डो, or खाळ्टो

Noun

खाल्डो • (khālḍo)

  1. pit, ditch, depression
    Synonyms: भ्वाङ (bhwāṅ), भ्वाङ् (bhwāṅ), खाडल (khāḍal)
  2. valley
    Synonym: उपत्यका (upatyakā)

Declension

Declension of खाल्डो
Singular Plural
nominative खाल्डो [kʰäɭɖo] खाल्डोहरू [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾu]
accusative खाल्डोलाई [kʰäɭɖoläi] खाल्डोहरूलाई [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative खाल्डोले [kʰäɭɖole] खाल्डोहरूले [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾule]
dative खाल्डोलाई [kʰäɭɖoläi] खाल्डोहरूलाई [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾuläi]
ablative खाल्डोबाट [kʰäɭɖobäʈʌ] खाल्डोहरूबाट [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive खाल्डोको [kʰäɭɖoko] खाल्डोहरूको [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾuko]
locative खाल्डोमा [kʰäɭɖomä] खाल्डोहरूमा [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “खाल्टो”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
  2. ^ “खाल्डो”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading

  • “खाल्डो”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[2], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “खाल्डो”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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