नाउँ

Nepali

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit नामन् (nāman) and cognate with English name and Latin nomen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [näũ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: नाउँ

Noun

नाउँ • (nāũ)

  1. name
    Synonym: नाम (nām)
  2. reputation

References

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