उच्छ्वास्

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उच्छ्वास (ucchvāsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ut̚t͡sʰbäs]
• Phonetic Devanagari: उच्छ्बास्

Noun

उच्छ्वास् • (ucchvās)

1. breath
2. hope

Declension

Declension of उच्छ्वास्
	Singular	Plural
nominative	उच्छ्वास् [ut̚t͡sʰbäs]	उच्छ्वास्हरू [ut̚t͡sʰbäsɦʌɾu]
accusative	उच्छ्वास्लाई [ut̚t͡sʰbäsläi]	उच्छ्वास्हरूलाई [ut̚t͡sʰbäsɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	उच्छ्वास्ले [ut̚t͡sʰbäsle]	उच्छ्वास्हरूले [ut̚t͡sʰbäsɦʌɾule]
dative	उच्छ्वास्लाई [ut̚t͡sʰbäsläi]	उच्छ्वास्हरूलाई [ut̚t͡sʰbäsɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	उच्छ्वास्बाट [ut̚t͡sʰbässoʈʌ]	उच्छ्वास्हरूबाट [ut̚t͡sʰbäsɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	उच्छ्वास्को [ut̚t͡sʰbäsko]	उच्छ्वास्हरूको [ut̚t͡sʰbäsɦʌɾuko]
locative	उच्छ्वास्मा [ut̚t͡sʰbäsmä]	उच्छ्वास्हरूमा [ut̚t͡sʰbäsɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “उच्छ्वास्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner