Nepali edit

Etymology edit

From Newar फसि (phasi)[1].

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

फर्सी (pharsī)

  1. pumpkin

Declension edit

Declension of फर्सी
Singular Plural
nominative फर्सी [pʰʌrsi] फर्सीहरू [pʰʌrsiɦʌɾu]
accusative फर्सीलाई [pʰʌrsiläi] फर्सीहरूलाई [pʰʌrsiɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative फर्सीले [pʰʌrsile] फर्सीहरूले [pʰʌrsiɦʌɾule]
dative फर्सीलाई [pʰʌrsiläi] फर्सीहरूलाई [pʰʌrsiɦʌɾuläi]
ablative फर्सीबाट [pʰʌrsibäʈʌ] फर्सीहरूबाट [pʰʌrsiɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive फर्सीको [pʰʌrsiko] फर्सीहरूको [pʰʌrsiɦʌɾuko]
locative फर्सीमा [pʰʌrsimä] फर्सीहरूमा [pʰʌrsiɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References edit

  1. ^ फर्सी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading edit

  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “फर्सी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “फर्सि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner