नेवला

Hindi

Indian grey mongoose

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀉𑀮 (ṇaüla), from Sanskrit नकुल (nakula, “mongoose”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /neːʋ.lɑː/, [neːʋ.läː]

Noun

नेवला • (nevlā) m (Urdu spelling نیولا)

1. mongoose (a small carnivore of the family Herpesidae)

Declension

Declension of नेवला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नेवला nevlā	नेवले nevle
oblique	नेवले nevle	नेवलों nevlõ
vocative	नेवले nevle	नेवलो nevlo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नेवला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nakulá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press