साले

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑː.leː/, [säː.leː]

Noun

साले • (sāle)

  1. direct plural of साला (sālā)

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [säle]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: साले

Noun

साले • (sālem

  1. (colloquial) a term of abuse, a swear word.

Declension

Declension of साले
Singular Plural
nominative साले [säle] सालेहरू [säleɦʌɾu]
accusative सालेलाई [säleläi] सालेहरूलाई [säleɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative सालेले [sälele] सालेहरूले [säleɦʌɾule]
dative सालेलाई [säleläi] सालेहरूलाई [säleɦʌɾuläi]
ablative सालेबाट [sälebäʈʌ] सालेहरूबाट [säleɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive सालेको [säleko] सालेहरूको [säleɦʌɾuko]
locative सालेमा [sälemä] सालेहरूमा [säleɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

साले

  1. Devanagari script form of sāle, vocative singular of साला (sālā, hall)