नेपाल

See also: नैपाली and नेपाली

Eastern Tamang

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali नेपाल (nepāl), borrowed from Sanskrit नेपाल (nepāla), perhaps from Classical Newar [Term?].

Proper noun

नेपाल (transliteration needed)

1. Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /neː.pɑːl/, [neː.päːl]

Proper noun

नेपाल • (nepāl) m (Urdu spelling نیپال)

1. Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)

   Synonym: नैपाल (naipāl)

Declension

Declension of नेपाल (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	नेपाल nepāl
oblique	नेपाल nepāl
vocative	नेपाल nepāl

Nepali

नेपाल

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nepäl]
• Phonetic Devanagari: नेपाल्

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Proper noun

नेपाल • (nepāl)

1. Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)

Declension

Declension of नेपाल
	Singular
nominative	नेपाल [nepäl]
accusative	नेपाललाई [nepälläi]
instrumental/ergative	नेपालले [nepälle]
dative	नेपाललाई [nepälläi]
ablative	नेपालबाट [nepälloʈʌ]
genitive	नेपालको [nepälko]
locative	नेपालमा [nepälmä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নেপাল (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬾᬧᬵᬮ (Balinese script)
• নেপাল (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰸𑰢𑰯𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑁂𑀧𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• နေပါလ (Burmese script)
• નેપાલ (Gujarati script)
• ਨੇਪਾਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑍇𑌪𑌾𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦺꦥꦴꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂵𑂣𑂰𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ನೇಪಾಲ (Kannada script)
• នេបាល (Khmer script)
• ເນປາລ (Lao script)
• നേപാല (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᡝᢒᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘹𑘢𑘰𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠧᢒᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧚𑧂𑧑𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮 (Newa script)
• ନେପାଲ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢾꢦꢵꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆼𑆥𑆳𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖸𑖢𑖯𑖩 (Siddham script)
• නෙපාල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩔𑩰𑩛𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚲𑚞𑚭𑚥 (Takri script)
• நேபால (Tamil script)
• నేపాల (Telugu script)
• เนปาล (Thai script)
• ནེ་པཱ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒹𑒣𑒰𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨄𑨞𑨊𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐj.pɑː.lɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /n̪eːˈpɑː.l̪ɐ/

Proper noun

नेपाल • (nepāla) stem, m

1. Nepal (an ancient kingdom in South Asia, roughly coextensive with modern Nepal)
2. the Nepalese

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नेपाल (nepāla)
	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
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “नेपाल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 569/2.