Nepali edit

Etymology edit

From Hindi अनूठा (anūṭhā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀦𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁄 (anuṭṭho)[1].

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

अनौठो (anauṭho)

  1. strange, unusual, peculiar
  2. surprising, startling

Declension edit

Declension of अनौठो
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct अनौठो [ʌnʌu̯ʈʰo] अनौठा [ʌnʌu̯ʈʰä] अनौठी [ʌnʌu̯ʈʰi] अनौठा [ʌnʌu̯ʈʰä]

References edit

  1. ^ अनौठो”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading edit

  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “अनौठो”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “अनौठो”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner