Nepali

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Sanskrit गोण्ड (goṇḍa).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

गुनु (gunu)

  1. a monkey

Declension

edit
Declension of गुनु
Singular Plural
nominative गुनु [ɡunu] गुनुहरू [ɡunuʌɾu]
accusative गुनुलाई [ɡunuläi] गुनुहरूलाई [ɡunuʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative गुनुले [ɡunule] गुनुहरूले [ɡunuʌɾule]
dative गुनुलाई [ɡunuläi] गुनुहरूलाई [ɡunuʌɾuläi]
ablative गुनुबाट [ɡunubäʈʌ] गुनुहरूबाट [ɡunuʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive गुनुको [ɡunuko] गुनुहरूको [ɡunuʌɾuko]
locative गुनुमा [ɡunumä] गुनुहरूमा [ɡunuʌɾumä]
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) “गुनु”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Nepali Dictionaries]