अल्सि

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आलस्यम् (ālasyam).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʌlsi]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: अल्सि
  • IPA(key): [ʌl̻t͡sʰi]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: अल्छि

Adjective

अल्सि • (alsi)

  1. lazy

Noun

अल्सि • (alsi)

  1. a lazy person

Declension

Declension of अल्सि
Singular Plural
nominative अल्सि [ʌlsi] अल्सिहरू [ʌlsiɦʌɾu]
accusative अल्सिलाई [ʌlsiläi] अल्सिहरूलाई [ʌlsiɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative अल्सिले [ʌlsile] अल्सिहरूले [ʌlsiɦʌɾule]
dative अल्सिलाई [ʌlsiläi] अल्सिहरूलाई [ʌlsiɦʌɾuläi]
ablative अल्सिबाट [ʌlsibäʈʌ] अल्सिहरूबाट [ʌlsiɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive अल्सिको [ʌlsiko] अल्सिहरूको [ʌlsiɦʌɾuko]
locative अल्सिमा [ʌlsimä] अल्सिहरूमा [ʌlsiɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

See also

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “अल्सि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Further reading

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