खञ्जर्

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خنجر (xanjar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰʌn̻d͡zʌr]
• Phonetic Devanagari: खन्जर्

Noun

खञ्जर् • (khañjar)

1. dagger

Declension

Declension of खञ्जर्
	Singular	Plural
nominative	खञ्जर् [kʰʌnd͡zʌr]	खञ्जर्हरू [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾu]
accusative	खञ्जर्लाई [kʰʌnd͡zʌrläi]	खञ्जर्हरूलाई [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	खञ्जर्ले [kʰʌnd͡zʌrle]	खञ्जर्हरूले [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾule]
dative	खञ्जर्लाई [kʰʌnd͡zʌrläi]	खञ्जर्हरूलाई [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	खञ्जर्बाट [kʰʌnd͡zʌrbäʈʌ]	खञ्जर्हरूबाट [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	खञ्जर्को [kʰʌnd͡zʌrko]	खञ्जर्हरूको [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾuko]
locative	खञ्जर्मा [kʰʌnd͡zʌrmä]	खञ्जर्हरूमा [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾumä]
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) “खञ्जर्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner