नापतौल

Hindi

Alternative forms

• नापतोल (nāptol)

Etymology

From नाप (nāp, “measurement”) +‎ तौल (taul, “weighing”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑːp.t̪ɔːl/, [näːp.t̪ɔːl]

Noun

नापतौल • (nāptaul) f

1. measurement and weight; weights and measures
2. estimation, assessment

   Synonym: नापजोख (nāpjokh)

   मंडी में सामान खरीदते समय नापतौल का ध्यान रखना चाहिए।

   maṇḍī mẽ sāmān kharīdte samay nāptaul kā dhyān rakhnā cāhie.

   One should pay attention to weights and measures while buying goods in the market.

Declension

Declension of नापतौल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नापतौल nāptaul	नापतौलें nāptaulẽ
oblique	नापतौल nāptaul	नापतौलों nāptaulõ
vocative	नापतौल nāptaul	नापतौलो nāptaulo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “नापतौल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2582
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नाप”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press