लागि

See also: लिंग, लोग, लौंग, लग्, and लुंगी

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Assamese -অলৈ (-oloi), Bengali লাগিয়া (lagiẏa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [läɡ̞i]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: लागि

Postposition

लागि • (lāgi)

  1. for, for the sake of
    यो उपहार हरिको लागि ल्याएँ।
    yo upahār hariko lāgi lyāẽ.
    I brought this gift for Hari.
  2. in order to (do something)
    काम गर्नको लागि मान्छेले खानुपर्छ।
    kām garnako lāgi mānchele khānuparcha.
    In order to work, a person must eat.

Synonyms

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