बाउ

बाउ

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bäu̯]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बाउ

Noun

बाउ • (bāu) m

1. father

   Synonyms: बा (bā), बाबा (bābā), बुबा (bubā), बुवा (buwā), पिता (pitā), बाबु (bābu)

Declension

Declension of बाउ
	Singular	Plural
nominative	बाउ [bäu]	बाउहरू [bäuʌɾu]
accusative	बाउलाई [bäuläi]	बाउहरूलाई [bäuʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	बाउले [bäule]	बाउहरूले [bäuʌɾule]
dative	बाउलाई [bäuläi]	बाउहरूलाई [bäuʌɾuläi]
ablative	बाउबाट [bäubäʈʌ]	बाउहरूबाट [bäuʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	बाउको [bäuko]	बाउहरूको [bäuʌɾuko]
locative	बाउमा [bäumä]	बाउहरूमा [bäuʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

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