अड्कल

Nepali

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *अट्टक्कला (aṭṭakkalā)
Hindi अटकल (aṭkal)bor.?
Nepali अड्कल

    Possibly borrowed from Hindi अटकल (aṭkal), from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *अट्टक्कला (aṭṭakkalā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ʌɽkʌl]
    • Phonetic Devanagari: अड्कल्

    Noun

    अड्कल • (aḍkal)

    1. rough estimate, approximate calculation
    2. guess

    Declension

    Declension of अड्कल
    Singular Plural
    nominative अड्कल [ʌɽkʌl] अड्कलहरू [ʌɽkʌlɦʌɾu]
    accusative अड्कललाई [ʌɽkʌlläi] अड्कलहरूलाई [ʌɽkʌlɦʌɾuläi]
    instrumental/ergative अड्कलले [ʌɽkʌlle] अड्कलहरूले [ʌɽkʌlɦʌɾule]
    dative अड्कललाई [ʌɽkʌlläi] अड्कलहरूलाई [ʌɽkʌlɦʌɾuläi]
    ablative अड्कलबाट [ʌɽkʌlloʈʌ] अड्कलहरूबाट [ʌɽkʌlɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
    genitive अड्कलको [ʌɽkʌlko] अड्कलहरूको [ʌɽkʌlɦʌɾuko]
    locative अड्कलमा [ʌɽkʌlmä] अड्कलहरूमा [ʌɽkʌlɦʌɾumä]
    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
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