Nepali

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit *ध्वजदण्ड (dhvajadaṇḍa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d͡zʱʌ̤ɳɖä]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: झण्डा

Noun

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झण्डा (jhaṇḍā)

  1. flag, flagstaff

Declension

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Declension of झण्डा
Singular Plural
nominative झण्डा [d͡zʱʌɳɖä] झण्डाहरू [d͡zʱʌɳɖä̤ːɾu]
accusative झण्डालाई [d͡zʱʌɳɖäläi] झण्डाहरूलाई [d͡zʱʌɳɖä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative झण्डाले [d͡zʱʌɳɖäle] झण्डाहरूले [d͡zʱʌɳɖä̤ːɾule]
dative झण्डालाई [d͡zʱʌɳɖäläi] झण्डाहरूलाई [d͡zʱʌɳɖä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative झण्डाबाट [d͡zʱʌɳɖäbäʈʌ] झण्डाहरूबाट [d͡zʱʌɳɖä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive झण्डाको [d͡zʱʌɳɖäko] झण्डाहरूको [d͡zʱʌɳɖä̤ːɾuko]
locative झण्डामा [d͡zʱʌɳɖämä] झण्डाहरूमा [d͡zʱʌɳɖä̤ːɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

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  • Schmidt, Turner (2022) “झण्डा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Nepali Dictionaries]