Nepali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit श्रावण (śrāvaṇa).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

साउन (sāun)

  1. Shraavana
    1. the fifth month of the Hindu lunar calendar
    2. the fourth month of the Vikram Samvat calendar

Declension edit

Declension of साउन
Singular Plural
nominative साउन [säun] साउनहरू [säunɦʌɾu]
accusative साउनलाई [säunläi] साउनहरूलाई [säunɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative साउनले [säunle] साउनहरूले [säunɦʌɾule]
dative साउनलाई [säunläi] साउनहरूलाई [säunɦʌɾuläi]
ablative साउनबाट [säunnoʈʌ] साउनहरूबाट [säunɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive साउनको [säunko] साउनहरूको [säunɦʌɾuko]
locative साउनमा [säunmä] साउनहरूमा [säunɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

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Further reading edit

  • साउन”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “साउन”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar