मर्नु

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Nepali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀇 (maraï), from Sanskrit मर॑ति (márati), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-. Cognate with Hindi मरना (marnā).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [mʌrnu]
    • Phonetic Devanagari: मर्नु

    Verb

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    मर्नु (marnu)

    1. (intransitive) to die
      Synonyms: बित्नु (bitnu), जानु (jānu), नरहनु (narahanu), मृत्यु हुनु (mr̥tyu hunu), अस्ताउनु (astāunu), स्वर्ग बास हुनु (svarga bās hunu), स्वर्गे हुनु (svarge hunu), बैकुण्ठको बास हुनु (baikuṇṭhako bās hunu)
    2. (slang, dysphemistic) to come
      यता मर् त!
      yatā mar ta!
      Come here! (lit. die here!)
    3. to have excruciating pain
    4. to be defeated

    Conjugation

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    References

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    • मर्नु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
    • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “मर्नु”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar