Borrowed from Nepali नेपाल (nepāl), borrowed from Sanskrit नेपाल (nepāla), perhaps from Classical Newar .
नेपाल (transliteration needed)
नेपाल • (nepāl) m (Urdu spelling نیپال)
singular | |
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direct | नेपाल nepāl |
oblique | नेपाल nepāl |
vocative | नेपाल nepāl |
नेपाल • (nepāl)
Declension of नेपाल | |||
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Singular | |||
nominative | नेपाल | ||
accusative | नेपाललाई | ||
instrumental/ergative | नेपालले | ||
dative | नेपाललाई | ||
ablative | नेपालबाट | ||
genitive | नेपालको | ||
locative | नेपालमा | ||
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Sometimes explained as an artificial Sanskritization of Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀮 (ṇevāla), compare Newar नेवाः (newā:, “Newar”). Others regard the Sanskrit form as older. Perhaps ultimately of Sino-Tibetan origin. More on Wikipedia.
Popular etymologies derive it from compounds like ने (ne, “a chief”) + पाल (pāla, “cherishing”).
नेपाल • (nepāla) stem, m
Masculine a-stem declension of नेपाल (nepāla) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | नेपालः nepālaḥ |
नेपालौ / नेपाला¹ nepālau / nepālā¹ |
नेपालाः / नेपालासः¹ nepālāḥ / nepālāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | नेपाल nepāla |
नेपालौ / नेपाला¹ nepālau / nepālā¹ |
नेपालाः / नेपालासः¹ nepālāḥ / nepālāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | नेपालम् nepālam |
नेपालौ / नेपाला¹ nepālau / nepālā¹ |
नेपालान् nepālān |
Instrumental | नेपालेन nepālena |
नेपालाभ्याम् nepālābhyām |
नेपालैः / नेपालेभिः¹ nepālaiḥ / nepālebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | नेपालाय nepālāya |
नेपालाभ्याम् nepālābhyām |
नेपालेभ्यः nepālebhyaḥ |
Ablative | नेपालात् nepālāt |
नेपालाभ्याम् nepālābhyām |
नेपालेभ्यः nepālebhyaḥ |
Genitive | नेपालस्य nepālasya |
नेपालयोः nepālayoḥ |
नेपालानाम् nepālānām |
Locative | नेपाले nepāle |
नेपालयोः nepālayoḥ |
नेपालेषु nepāleṣu |
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