दुनु
Nepali
Alternative forms
- दुनो (duno), दुना (dunā)
Etymology
Sanskrit द्रोण (dróṇa) Compare Hindi दोना (donā).[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d̪unu]
- Phonetic Devanagari: दुनु
Noun
दुनु • (dunu)
- a type of plate used in Nepal, made by stitching leaves of Shorea robusta into the shape of a plate; Tapari
- Synonym: टपरी (ṭaparī)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “दुनु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
Further reading
- “दुनु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018