कपास

See also: के पास

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀲 (kappāsa), from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”), ultimately from Munda. Possibly related to Sanskrit कर्पट (karpaṭa), whence Hindi कपड़ा (kapṛā, “cloth, garment”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kə.pɑːs/, [kɐ.päːs]

Noun

कपास • (kapās) f (Urdu spelling کپاس)

1. cotton (material and plant)

Declension

Declension of कपास (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कपास kapās	कपासें kapāsẽ
oblique	कपास kapās	कपासों kapāsõ
vocative	कपास kapās	कपासो kapāso

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कपास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʌpäs]
• Phonetic Devanagari: कपास्

Noun

कपास • (kapās)

1. cotton

Declension

Declension of कपास
	Singular	Plural
nominative	कपास [kʌpäs]	कपासहरू [kʌpäsɦʌɾu]
accusative	कपासलाई [kʌpäsläi]	कपासहरूलाई [kʌpäsɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	कपासले [kʌpäsle]	कपासहरूले [kʌpäsɦʌɾule]
dative	कपासलाई [kʌpäsläi]	कपासहरूलाई [kʌpäsɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	कपासबाट [kʌpässoʈʌ]	कपासहरूबाट [kʌpäsɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	कपासको [kʌpäsko]	कपासहरूको [kʌpäsɦʌɾuko]
locative	कपासमा [kʌpäsmä]	कपासहरूमा [kʌpäsɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “कपास”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar