अड्कल

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Nepali

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Hindustani اَٹْکَل / अटकल (aṭkal).

Pronunciation

Noun

अड्कल (aḍkal)

  1. rough estimate, approximate calculation
  2. guess

Declension

Declension of अड्कल
Singular Plural
nominative अड्कल अड्कलहरू
accusative अड्कललाई अड्कलहरूलाई
instrumental/ergative अड्कलले अड्कलहरूले
dative अड्कललाई अड्कलहरूलाई
ablative अड्कलबाट अड्कलहरूबाट
genitive अड्कलको अड्कलहरूको
locative अड्कलमा अड्कलहरूमा
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “अड्कल”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aṭṭakkalā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press