नन्द

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ननान्दृ (nánāndṛ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʌn̪d̪ʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: नन्द

Noun

नन्द • (nanda) f

1. husband's younger sister; sister-in-law

Declension

Declension of नन्द
	Singular	Plural
nominative	नन्द [nʌn̪d̪ʌ]	नन्दहरू [nʌn̪d̪ʌ̤ːɾu]
accusative	नन्दलाई [nʌn̪d̪ʌläi]	नन्दहरूलाई [nʌn̪d̪ʌ̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	नन्दले [nʌn̪d̪ʌle]	नन्दहरूले [nʌn̪d̪ʌ̤ːɾule]
dative	नन्दलाई [nʌn̪d̪ʌläi]	नन्दहरूलाई [nʌn̪d̪ʌ̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	नन्दबाट [nʌn̪d̪ʌbäʈʌ]	नन्दहरूबाट [nʌn̪d̪ʌ̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	नन्दको [nʌn̪d̪ʌko]	नन्दहरूको [nʌn̪d̪ʌ̤ːɾuko]
locative	नन्दमा [nʌn̪d̪ʌmä]	नन्दहरूमा [nʌn̪d̪ʌ̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• “नन्द”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “नन्द”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nánāndr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press