Nepali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit शिला (śilā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sili]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: सिलि

Noun

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सिलि (sili)

  1. whetstone

Declension

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Declension of सिलि
Singular Plural
nominative सिलि [sili] सिलिहरू [siliɦʌɾu]
accusative सिलिलाई [sililäi] सिलिहरूलाई [siliɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative सिलिले [silile] सिलिहरूले [siliɦʌɾule]
dative सिलिलाई [sililäi] सिलिहरूलाई [siliɦʌɾuläi]
ablative सिलिबाट [silibäʈʌ] सिलिहरूबाट [siliɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive सिलिको [siliko] सिलिहरूको [siliɦʌɾuko]
locative सिलिमा [silimä] सिलिहरूमा [siliɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

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  • Schmidt, Turner (2022) “सिलि”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Nepali Dictionaries]
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