खाल्डो

खाल्डो

Nepali

Alternative forms

• खाल्टो (khālṭo)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खल्लः (khallaḥ)[1] orfrom Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa)[2].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰäɭɖo], [kʰäɭʈo]
• Phonetic Devanagari: खाळ्डो, or खाळ्टो

Noun

खाल्डो • (khālḍo)

1. pit, ditch, depression

   Synonyms: भ्वाङ (bhwāṅ), भ्वाङ् (bhwāṅ), खाडल (khāḍal)

2. valley

   Synonym: उपत्यका (upatyakā)

Declension

Declension of खाल्डो
	Singular	Plural
nominative	खाल्डो [kʰäɭɖo]	खाल्डोहरू [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾu]
accusative	खाल्डोलाई [kʰäɭɖoläi]	खाल्डोहरूलाई [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	खाल्डोले [kʰäɭɖole]	खाल्डोहरूले [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾule]
dative	खाल्डोलाई [kʰäɭɖoläi]	खाल्डोहरूलाई [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	खाल्डोबाट [kʰäɭɖobäʈʌ]	खाल्डोहरूबाट [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	खाल्डोको [kʰäɭɖoko]	खाल्डोहरूको [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾuko]
locative	खाल्डोमा [kʰäɭɖomä]	खाल्डोहरूमा [kʰäɭɖoɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “खाल्टो”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
2. “खाल्डो”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading

• “खाल्डो”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “खाल्डो”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar