खाडल

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खात (khāta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰäɽʌl]
• Phonetic Devanagari: खाडल्

Noun

खाडल • (khāḍal)

1. hole, pit, ditch, depression

   Synonyms: भ्वाङ (bhwāṅ), भ्वाङ् (bhwāṅ), खाल्डो (khālḍo), भड्खारो (bhaḍkhāro)

2. gap

Declension

Declension of खाडल
	Singular	Plural
nominative	खाडल [kʰäɽʌl]	खाडलहरू [kʰäɽʌlɦʌɾu]
accusative	खाडललाई [kʰäɽʌlläi]	खाडलहरूलाई [kʰäɽʌlɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	खाडलले [kʰäɽʌlle]	खाडलहरूले [kʰäɽʌlɦʌɾule]
dative	खाडललाई [kʰäɽʌlläi]	खाडलहरूलाई [kʰäɽʌlɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	खाडलबाट [kʰäɽʌlloʈʌ]	खाडलहरूबाट [kʰäɽʌlɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	खाडलको [kʰäɽʌlko]	खाडलहरूको [kʰäɽʌlɦʌɾuko]
locative	खाडलमा [kʰäɽʌlmä]	खाडलहरूमा [kʰäɽʌlɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• “खाडल”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[2], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “खाडल”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar