रच्नु

Nepali

Etymology

From a passive derivative of Sanskrit रच् (rac) (attested as रचयति (racayati, “to fashion”)). Compare Hindustani رَچْنَا (racnā) / रचना (racnā), Punjabi ਰਚਣਾ (racṇā) / رَچݨا (racṇā), Sindhi رَچَڻُ / रचणु, Gujarati રચવું (racvũ), Marathi रचणे (racṇe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rʌt͡snu]
• Phonetic Devanagari: रच्नु

Verb

रच्नु • (racnu)

1. (transitive):
   1. to make, compose, create
   2. to compose

Conjugation

Conjugation of रच्नु [rʌt͡snu]

Information
Stem			रच्- [rʌt͡s-]
Conjugation type			1st conjugation: consonant-ending stem, regular.
Non-finite forms
Infinitives			रच्नु [rʌt͡snu] रच्न‍ [rʌt͡snʌ]
Participles			Affirmative (+)	Negative (–)
	Conjunctive		रचेर [rʌt͡seɾʌ] रची [rʌt͡si] रचीकन‍ [rʌt͡sikʌnʌ]	नरचेर‍ [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡seɾʌ] नरची [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡si] नरचीकन‍ [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sikʌnʌ]
	1st Perfect	m. sing.	रचेको [rʌt͡seko]	नरचेको [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡seko]
		f. sing.	रचेकी [rʌt͡seki]	नरचेकी [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡seki]
		pl.	रचेका [rʌt͡sekä]	नरचेका [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sekä]
		high-resp.	रच्नुभएको [rʌt͡snu ͜ bʱʌeko]	नरच्नुभएको [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡snu ͜ bʱʌeko]
	2nd Perfect	normal	रचे [rʌt͡se]	नरचे [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡se]
		high-resp.	रच्नुभए [rʌt͡snu ͜ bʱʌe]	नरच्नुभए [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡snu ͜ bʱʌe]
	Imperfect	normal	रच्दा [rʌt͡sd̪ä] रच्दै [rʌt͡sd̪ʌi̯] रच्दो [rʌt͡sd̪o]	नरच्दा [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sd̪ä] नरच्दै [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sd̪ʌi̯] नरच्दो [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sd̪o]
		high-resp.	रच्नुहुँदा [rʌt͡snuɦũd̪ä] रच्नुहुँदै [rʌt͡snuɦũd̪ʌi̯] रच्नुहुँदो [rʌt͡snuɦũd̪o]	नरच्नुहुँदा [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡snuɦũd̪ä] नरच्नुहुँदै [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡snuɦũd̪ʌi̯] नरच्नुहुँदो [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡snuɦũd̪o]
	Infinitival	normal	रच्ने [rʌt͡sne]	नरच्ने [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sne]
		high-resp.	रच्नुहुने [rʌt͡snuɦune]	नरच्नुहुने [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡snuɦune]
	Absolutive		रचि [rʌt͡si]

Finite forms of रच्नु [rʌt͡snu]
Person			1st				2nd				3rd				2nd & 3rd
Pronoun			म SING.		हामी PL.		तँ LOW-RESP. SING.		तिमी MID-RESP.		ऊ LOW-RESP. SING.		उनी MID-RESP.		तपाईं / ऊहाँ HIGH-RESP.
			m	f	m	f	m	f	m	f	m	f	m	f
Present		+	रच्छु [rʌt̚t͡sʰu]		रच्छौं [rʌt̚t͡sʰʌ̃ũ̯]		रच्छस् [rʌt̚t͡sʰʌs]	रच्छेस् [rʌt̚t͡sʰes]	रच्छौ [rʌt̚t͡sʰʌu̯]	रच्छ्यौ [rʌt̚t͡sʰeu̯]	रच्छ [rʌt̚t͡sʰʌʌ]	रच्छे [rʌt̚t͡sʰe]	रच्छन् [rʌt̚t͡sʰʌn]	रच्छिन् [rʌt̚t͡sʰin]	रच्नुहुन्छ [rʌt͡snuɦunt͡sʰʌ]
		–	रच्दिनँ [rʌt͡sd̪inʌ̃]		रच्दैनौं [rʌt͡sd̪ʌi̯nʌ̃ũ̯]		रच्दैनस् [rʌt͡sd̪ʌi̯nʌs]	रच्दिनेस् [rʌt͡sd̪ines]	रच्दैनौ [rʌt͡sd̪ʌi̯nʌu̯]	रच्दिनौ [rʌt͡sd̪inʌu̯]	रच्दैन [rʌt͡sd̪ʌi̯nʌ]	रच्दिने [rʌt͡sd̪ine]	रच्दैनन् [rʌt͡sd̪ʌi̯nʌn]	रच्दिनन् [rʌt͡sd̪inʌn]	रच्नुहुँदैन [rʌt͡snuɦũd̪ʌi̯nʌ]
Past	Simple	+	रचें [rʌt͡sẽ]		रच्यौं [rʌt͡sẽũ̯]		रचिस् [rʌt͡sis]		रच्यौ [rʌt͡seu̯]		रच्यो [rʌt͡sjo]	रची [rʌt͡si]	रचे [rʌt͡se]	रचिन् [rʌt͡sin]	रच्नुभयो [rʌt͡snu ͜ bʱʌjo]
		–	रचिनँ [rʌt͡sinʌ̃]		रचेनौं [rʌt͡senʌ̃ũ̯]		रचेनस् [rʌt͡senʌs]	रचिनेस् [rʌt͡sines]	रचेनौ [rʌt͡senʌu̯]		रचेन [rʌt͡senʌ]	रचिने [rʌt͡sine]	रचेनन् [rʌt͡senʌn]	रचिनन् [rʌt͡sinʌn]	रच्नुभएन [rʌt͡snu ͜ bʱʌenʌ]
	Habitual	+	रच्थें [rʌt͡st̪ʰẽ]		रच्थ्यौं [rʌt͡st̪ʰẽũ̯]		रच्थिस् [rʌt͡st̪ʰis]		रच्थ्यौ [rʌt͡st̪ʰeu̯]		रच्थ्यो [rʌt͡st̪ʰjo]	रच्थी [rʌt͡st̪ʰi]	रच्थे [rʌt͡st̪ʰe]	रच्थिन् [rʌt͡st̪ʰin]	रच्नुहुन्थ्यो [rʌt͡snuɦun̪t̪ʰjo]
		–	रच्दिनथें [rʌt͡sd̪inʌt̪ʰẽ]		रच्दैनथ्यौं [rʌt͡sd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰẽũ̯]		रच्दैनथिस् [rʌt͡sd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰis]	रच्दिनथिस् [rʌt͡sd̪inʌt̪ʰis]	रच्दैनथ्यौ [rʌt͡sd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰeu̯]	रच्दिनथ्यौ [rʌt͡sd̪inʌt̪ʰeu̯]	रच्दैनथ्यो [rʌt͡sd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰjo]	रच्दैनथी [rʌt͡sd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰi]	रच्दैनथे [rʌt͡sd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰe]	रच्दिनथिन् [rʌt͡sd̪inʌt̪ʰin]	रच्नुहुँदैनथ्यो [rʌt͡snuɦũd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰjo]
	Unknown	+	रचेछु [rʌt͡set͡sʰu]	रचिछु [rʌt͡sit͡sʰu]	रचेछौं [rʌt͡set͡sʰʌ̃ũ̯]		रचेछस् [rʌt͡set͡sʰʌs]	रचिछेस् [rʌt͡sit͡sʰes]	रचेछौ [rʌt͡set͡sʰʌu̯]		रचेछ [rʌt͡set͡sʰʌ]	रचिछे [rʌt͡sit͡sʰe]	रचेछन् [rʌt͡set͡sʰʌn]	रचिछिन् [rʌt͡sit͡sʰin]	रच्नुभएछ [rʌt͡snu ͜ bʱʌet͡sʰʌ]
		–	रचेनछु [rʌt͡senʌt͡sʰu]	रचिनछु [rʌt͡sinʌt͡sʰu]	रचेनछौं [rʌt͡senʌt͡sʰʌ̃ũ̯]		रचेनछस् [rʌt͡senʌt͡sʰʌs]	रचिनछेस् [rʌt͡sinʌt͡sʰes]	रचेनछौ [rʌt͡senʌt͡sʰʌu̯]		रचेनछ [rʌt͡senʌt͡sʰʌ]	रचिनछे [rʌt͡sinʌt͡sʰe]	रचेनछन् [rʌt͡senʌt͡sʰʌn]	रचिनछिन् [rʌt͡sinʌt͡sʰin]	रच्नुभएनछ [rʌt͡snu ͜ bʱʌenʌt͡sʰʌ]
Future	Definite	+	रच्नेछु [rʌt͡snet͡sʰu]		रच्नेछौं [rʌt͡snet͡sʰʌ̃ũ̯]		रच्नेछस् [rʌt͡snet͡sʰʌs]	रच्नेछेस् [rʌt͡snet͡sʰes]	रच्नेछौ [rʌt͡snet͡sʰʌu̯]	रच्नेछ्यौ [rʌt͡snet͡sʰeu̯]	रच्नेछ [rʌt͡snet͡sʰʌ]	रच्नेछे [rʌt͡snet͡sʰe]	रच्नेछन् [rʌt͡snet͡sʰʌn]	रच्नेछिन् [rʌt͡snet͡sʰin]	रच्नुहुनेछ [rʌt͡snuɦunet͡sʰʌ]
		–	रच्नेछैनँ [rʌt͡snet͡sʰʌi̯nʌ̃]		रच्नेछैनौं [rʌt͡snet͡sʰʌi̯nʌ̃ũ̯]		रच्नेछैनस् [rʌt͡snet͡sʰʌi̯nʌs]	रच्नेछैनेस् [rʌt͡snet͡sʰʌi̯nes]	रच्नेछैनौ [rʌt͡snet͡sʰʌi̯nʌu̯]		रच्नेछैन [rʌt͡snet͡sʰʌi̯nʌ]		रच्नेछैनन् [rʌt͡snet͡sʰʌi̯nʌn]		रच्नुहुनेछैन [rʌt͡snuɦunet͡sʰʌi̯nʌ]
	Indefinite	+	रचुँला [rʌt͡sũlä]	रचुँली [rʌt͡sũli]	रचौंला [rʌt͡sʌ̃ũ̯lä]		रच्लास् [rʌt͡släs]	रच्लिस् [rʌt͡slis]	रचौला, रच्लाउ [rʌt͡sʌu̯lä, rʌt͡släu̯]	रचौली, रच्लेउ [rʌt͡sʌu̯li, rʌt͡sleu̯]	रच्ला [rʌt͡slä]	रच्ली [rʌt͡sli]	रच्लान्, रच्नन् [rʌt͡slän, rʌt͡snʌn]	रच्लिन्, रच्निन् [rʌt͡slin, rʌt͡snin]	रच्नुहोला [rʌt͡snuɦolä]
		–	रचोइनँ [rʌt͡soi̯nʌ̃]		रचोइनौं [rʌt͡soi̯nʌ̃ũ̯]		रचोइनस् [rʌt͡soi̯nʌs]		रचोइनौ [rʌt͡soi̯nʌu̯]		रचोइन [rʌt͡soi̯nʌ]		रचोइनन् [rʌt͡soi̯nʌn]		रच्नुहोओइन [rʌt͡snuɦooi̯nʌ]
			नरचुँला [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sũlä]	नरचुँली [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sũli]	नरचौंला [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sʌ̃ũ̯lä]		नरच्लास् [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡släs]	नरच्लिस् [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡slis]	नरचौला, नरच्लाउ [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sʌu̯lä, nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡släu̯]	नरचौली, नरच्लेउ [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sʌu̯li, nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sleu̯]	नरच्ला [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡slä]	नरच्ली [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sli]	नरच्लान्, नरच्नन् [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡slän, nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡snʌn]	नरच्लिन्, नरच्निन् [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡slin, nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡snin]	नरच्नुहोला [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡snuɦolä]
Injunctive		+	रचूँ [rʌt͡sũ]		रचौं, रचूँ [rʌt͡sʌ̃ũ̯, rʌt͡sũ]		रच्, रचेस्, रचे [rʌt͡s, rʌt͡ses, rʌt͡se]		रच, रचे [rʌt͡sʌ, rʌt͡se]		रचोस् [rʌt͡sos]		रचून् [rʌt͡sun]		रच्नुहोओस् [rʌt͡snuɦoos]
		–	नरचूँ [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sũ]		नरचौं, नरचूँ [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sʌ̃ũ̯, nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sũ]		नरच्, नरचेस्, नरचे [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡s, nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡ses, nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡se]		नरच, नरचे [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sʌ, nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡se]		नरचोस् [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sos]		नरचून् [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sun]		नरच्नुहोओस् [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡snuɦoos]
Imperative		+	—		—		रच् [rʌt͡s]		रच [rʌt͡sʌ]		—		—		रच्नुहोस्, रच्नोस् [rʌt͡snuɦos, rʌt͡snos]
		–	—		—		नरच् [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡s]		नरच [nʌ ͜ ɾʌt͡sʌ]		—		—		नरच्नुहोस्, नरच्नोस् [nʌɾʌt͡snuɦos, nʌɾʌt͡snos]

References

• “रच्नु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*racyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press