खञ्जर

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ख़ंजर (xañjar), from Classical Persian خَنْجَر (xanjar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʰʌn̻d͡zʌr]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: खन्जर्

Noun

खञ्जर • (khañjar)

  1. dagger

Declension

Declension of खञ्जर
Singular Plural
nominative खञ्जर [kʰʌnd͡zʌr] खञ्जरहरू [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾu]
accusative खञ्जरलाई [kʰʌnd͡zʌrläi] खञ्जरहरूलाई [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative खञ्जरले [kʰʌnd͡zʌrle] खञ्जरहरूले [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾule]
dative खञ्जरलाई [kʰʌnd͡zʌrläi] खञ्जरहरूलाई [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾuläi]
ablative खञ्जरबाट [kʰʌnd͡zʌrbäʈʌ] खञ्जरहरूबाट [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive खञ्जरको [kʰʌnd͡zʌrko] खञ्जरहरूको [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾuko]
locative खञ्जरमा [kʰʌnd͡zʌrmä] खञ्जरहरूमा [kʰʌnd͡zʌrɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

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