नेपाल

Eastern Tamang edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Nepali नेपाल (nepāl), borrowed from Sanskrit नेपाल (nepāla), perhaps from Classical Newar [Term?].

Proper noun edit

नेपाल (transliteration needed)

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)

Hindi edit

Hindi Wikipedia has an article on:

नेपाल

Wikipedia ^hi

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /neː.pɑːl/, [neː.päːl]

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Proper noun edit

नेपाल • (nepāl) m (Urdu spelling نیپال)

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)
Synonym: नैपाल (naipāl)

Declension edit

Declension of नेपाल (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	नेपाल nepāl
oblique	नेपाल nepāl
vocative	नेपाल nepāl

Nepali edit

नेपाल

Nepali Wikipedia has an article on:

नेपाल

Wikipedia ^ne

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [nepäl]
Phonetic Devanagari: नेपाल्

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Proper noun edit

नेपाल • (nepāl)

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)

Declension edit

Declension of नेपाल
	Singular
nominative	नेपाल [nepäl]
accusative	नेपाललाई [nepälläi]
instrumental/ergative	नेपालले [nepälle]
dative	नेपाललाई [nepälläi]
ablative	नेपालबाट [nepälloʈʌ]
genitive	नेपालको [nepälko]
locative	नेपालमा [nepälmä]

Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Alternative scripts

নেপাল (Assamese script)
ᬦᬾᬧᬵᬮ (Balinese script)
নেপাল (Bengali script)
𑰡𑰸𑰢𑰯𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀦𑁂𑀧𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
နေပါလ (Burmese script)
નેપાલ (Gujarati script)
ਨੇਪਾਲ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌨𑍇𑌪𑌾𑌲 (Grantha script)
ꦤꦺꦥꦴꦭ (Javanese script)
𑂢𑂵𑂣𑂰𑂪 (Kaithi script)
ನೇಪಾಲ (Kannada script)
នេបាល (Khmer script)
ເນປາລ (Lao script)
നേപാല (Malayalam script)
ᠨᡝᢒᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘡𑘹𑘢𑘰𑘩 (Modi script)
ᠨᠧᢒᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧁𑧚𑧂𑧑𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮 (Newa script)
ନେପାଲ (Odia script)
ꢥꢾꢦꢵꢭ (Saurashtra script)
𑆤𑆼𑆥𑆳𑆬 (Sharada script)
𑖡𑖸𑖢𑖯𑖩 (Siddham script)
නෙපාල (Sinhalese script)
𑩯𑩔𑩰𑩛𑩽 (Soyombo script)
𑚝𑚲𑚞𑚭𑚥 (Takri script)
நேபால (Tamil script)
నేపాల (Telugu script)
เนปาล (Thai script)
ནེ་པཱ་ལ (Tibetan script)
𑒢𑒹𑒣𑒰𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
𑨝𑨄𑨞𑨊𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology edit

Sometimes explained as an artificial Sanskritization of Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀮 (ṇevāla), compare Newar नेवाः (newā:, “Newar”). Others regard the Sanskrit form as older. Perhaps ultimately of Sino-Tibetan origin. More on Wikipedia.

Popular etymologies derive it from compounds like ने (ne, “a chief”) +‎ पाल (pāla, “cherishing”).

Pronunciation edit

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐj.pɑː.lɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /n̪eːˈpɑː.l̪ɐ/

Proper noun edit

नेपाल • (nepāla) stem, m

Nepal (an ancient kingdom in South Asia, roughly coextensive with modern Nepal)
the Nepalese

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of नेपाल (nepāla)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नेपालः nepālaḥ	नेपालौ / नेपाला¹ nepālau / nepālā¹	नेपालाः / नेपालासः¹ nepālāḥ / nepālāsaḥ¹
Vocative	नेपाल nepāla	नेपालौ / नेपाला¹ nepālau / nepālā¹	नेपालाः / नेपालासः¹ nepālāḥ / nepālāsaḥ¹
Accusative	नेपालम् nepālam	नेपालौ / नेपाला¹ nepālau / nepālā¹	नेपालान् nepālān
Instrumental	नेपालेन nepālena	नेपालाभ्याम् nepālābhyām	नेपालैः / नेपालेभिः¹ nepālaiḥ / nepālebhiḥ¹
Dative	नेपालाय nepālāya	नेपालाभ्याम् nepālābhyām	नेपालेभ्यः nepālebhyaḥ
Ablative	नेपालात् nepālāt	नेपालाभ्याम् nepālābhyām	नेपालेभ्यः nepālebhyaḥ
Genitive	नेपालस्य nepālasya	नेपालयोः nepālayoḥ	नेपालानाम् nepālānām
Locative	नेपाले nepāle	नेपालयोः nepālayoḥ	नेपालेषु nepāleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References edit

Monier Williams (1899) “नेपाल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 569/2.