नेपाल

See also: नैपाली and नेपाली

Eastern Tamang

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali नेपाल (nepāl), 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)

   Synonym: नैपाल (naipāl)

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नेपाल (nepāla)

Pronunciation

• (Standard 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)

Declension

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

	singular
direct	नेपाल nepāl
oblique	नेपाल nepāl
vocative	नेपाल nepāl

Derived terms

• नेपाली (nepālī)

See also

countries in Asia: एशिया के देश (eśiyā ke deś) (appendix)edit

• अज़रबैजान (azarbaijān)
• अफ़ग़ानिस्तान (afġānistān)
• आर्मीनिया (ārmīniyā)
• इंडोनेशिया (iṇḍoneśiyā)
• इराक़ (irāq)
• इसराइल (isrāil)
• ईरान (īrān)
• उज़्बेकिस्तान (uzbekistān)
• उत्तर कोरिया (uttar koriyā)
• ओमान (omān)
• कंबोडिया (kamboḍiyā)
• कज़ाख़स्तान (kazāxstān)
• क़तर (qatar)
• किर्गिज़स्तान (kirgizstān)
• कुवैत (kuvait)
• चीन (cīn)
• जापान (jāpān)
• जॉर्जिया (jŏrjiyā)
• जॉर्डन (jŏrḍan)
• ताइवान (tāivān)
• ताजिकिस्तान (tājikistān)
• तुर्कमेनिस्तान (turkmenistān)
• तुर्की (turkī)
• थाईलैंड (thāīlaiṇḍ)
• दक्षिण कोरिया (dakṣiṇ koriyā)
• नेपाल (nepāl)
• पाकिस्तान (pākistān)
• पूर्वी तिमोर (pūrvī timor)
• फ़िलिस्तीन (filistīn)
• फ़िलीपींस (filīpīns)
• बहरीन (bahrīn)
• बांग्लादेश (bāṅglādeś)
• ब्रुनेई (bruneī)
• भारत (bhārat)
• भूटान (bhūṭān)
• मंगोलिया (maṅgoliyā)
• मलेशिया (maleśiyā)
• मालदीव (māldīv)
• मिस्र (misr)
• म्यान्मार (myānmār)
• यमन (yaman)
• रूस (rūs)
• लाओस (lāos)
• लेबनान (lebnān)
• वियतनाम (viyatnām)
• श्रीलंका (śrīlaṅkā)
• संयुक्त अरब अमीरात (sãyukt arab amīrāt)
• सऊदी अरब (saūdī arab)
• साइप्रस (sāipras)
• सिंगापुर (siṅgāpur)
• सीरिया (sīriyā)

Nepali

नेपाल

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नेपाल (nepāla), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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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.

Descendants

• → English: Nepal

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 a 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, “protector”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪eː.pɑː.l̪ɐ/

Proper noun

नेपाल • (nepāla) stem, m

1. Nepal (an ancient kingdom in South Asia, roughly coextensive with modern Nepal)
2. Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)
3. the Nepalese

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नेपाल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	नेपालः (nepālaḥ)	नेपालौ (nepālau)	नेपालाः (nepālāḥ)
accusative	नेपालम् (nepālam)	नेपालौ (nepālau)	नेपालान् (nepālān)
instrumental	नेपालेन (nepālena)	नेपालाभ्याम् (nepālābhyām)	नेपालैः (nepālaiḥ)
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)
vocative	नेपाल (nepāla)	नेपालौ (nepālau)	नेपालाः (nepālāḥ)

Descendants

• → Bengali: নেপাল (nepal)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: नेपाल (nepāl)

  Urdu: نیپال (nepāl)

  • → Arabic: نِيبَال (nēpāl, nībāl)
  • → Dari: نیپَال (nēpāl)
  • → Pashto: نیپال

• → Gujarati: નેપાળ (nepāḷ)
• → Marathi: नेपाळ (nepāḷ)
• → Nepali: नेपाल (nepāl)
  • → English: Nepal
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਨੇਪਾਲ (nepāl)

  Shahmukhi script: نیپال (nepāl)

• → Sindhi: نيپال (nepāl)

References

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