Nepali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *झिङ्ग (jhiṅga).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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झिङो (jhiṅo)

  1. a small fly

Declension

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Declension of झिङो
Singular Plural
nominative झिङो [d͡zʱiŋo] झिङोहरू [d͡zʱiŋoɦʌɾu]
accusative झिङोलाई [d͡zʱiŋoläi] झिङोहरूलाई [d͡zʱiŋoɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative झिङोले [d͡zʱiŋole] झिङोहरूले [d͡zʱiŋoɦʌɾule]
dative झिङोलाई [d͡zʱiŋoläi] झिङोहरूलाई [d͡zʱiŋoɦʌɾuläi]
ablative झिङोबाट [d͡zʱiŋobäʈʌ] झिङोहरूबाट [d͡zʱiŋoɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive झिङोको [d͡zʱiŋoko] झिङोहरूको [d͡zʱiŋoɦʌɾuko]
locative झिङोमा [d͡zʱiŋomä] झिङोहरूमा [d͡zʱiŋoɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

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  • Schmidt, Turner (2022) “झिङो”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Nepali Dictionaries]