Nepali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha). Doublet of कोठा (koṭhā) and कोठि (koṭhi).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

कोठो (koṭho)

  1. chamber, room

Declension edit

Declension of कोठो
Singular Plural
nominative कोठो [koʈʰo] कोठोहरू [koʈʰoɦʌɾu]
accusative कोठोलाई [koʈʰoläi] कोठोहरूलाई [koʈʰoɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative कोठोले [koʈʰole] कोठोहरूले [koʈʰoɦʌɾule]
dative कोठोलाई [koʈʰoläi] कोठोहरूलाई [koʈʰoɦʌɾuläi]
ablative कोठोबाट [koʈʰobäʈʌ] कोठोहरूबाट [koʈʰoɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive कोठोको [koʈʰoko] कोठोहरूको [koʈʰoɦʌɾuko]
locative कोठोमा [koʈʰomä] कोठोहरूमा [koʈʰoɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References edit

  • Schmidt, Turner (2022) “कोठो”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Nepali Dictionaries]