मैलो
Nepali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀇𑀮 (maïla), ultimately from Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirt”) + -इन् (-in, adjectival suffix). Doublet of मैला (mailā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʌi̯lo]
- Phonetic Devanagari: मैलो
Adjective
मैलो • (mailo)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*malin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 569
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “मैलो”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 519