Nepali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*gāḍḍa).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

गाडा (gāḍā)

  1. cart

Declension edit

Declension of गाडा
Singular Plural
nominative गाडा [ɡäɽä] गाडाहरू [ɡäɽä̤ːɾu]
accusative गाडालाई [ɡäɽäläi] गाडाहरूलाई [ɡäɽä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative गाडाले [ɡäɽäle] गाडाहरूले [ɡäɽä̤ːɾule]
dative गाडालाई [ɡäɽäläi] गाडाहरूलाई [ɡäɽä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative गाडाबाट [ɡäɽäbäʈʌ] गाडाहरूबाट [ɡäɽä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive गाडाको [ɡäɽäko] गाडाहरूको [ɡäɽä̤ːɾuko]
locative गाडामा [ɡäɽämä] गाडाहरूमा [ɡäɽä̤ːɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References edit

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