Nepali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit गोरूप (gorūpa).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

गोरु (goru)

  1. bull

Declension edit

Declension of गोरु
Singular Plural
nominative गोरु [ɡoɾu] गोरुहरू [ɡoɾuʌɾu]
accusative गोरुलाई [ɡoɾuläi] गोरुहरूलाई [ɡoɾuʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative गोरुले [ɡoɾule] गोरुहरूले [ɡoɾuʌɾule]
dative गोरुलाई [ɡoɾuläi] गोरुहरूलाई [ɡoɾuʌɾuläi]
ablative गोरुबाट [ɡoɾubäʈʌ] गोरुहरूबाट [ɡoɾuʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive गोरुको [ɡoɾuko] गोरुहरूको [ɡoɾuʌɾuko]
locative गोरुमा [ɡoɾumä] गोरुहरूमा [ɡoɾuʌɾumä]
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) “गोरु”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Nepali Dictionaries]