खाग्

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga). Doublet of खाँड़ो (khā̃ṛo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰäɡ̞]
• Phonetic Devanagari: खाग्

Noun

खाग् • (khāg)

1. horn of a rhinoceros

Declension

Declension of खाग्
	Singular	Plural
nominative	खाग् [kʰäɡ̞]	खाग्हरू [kʰäɡ̞ɦʌɾu]
accusative	खाग्लाई [kʰäɡ̞läi]	खाग्हरूलाई [kʰäɡ̞ɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	खाग्ले [kʰäɡ̞le]	खाग्हरूले [kʰäɡ̞ɦʌɾule]
dative	खाग्लाई [kʰäɡ̞läi]	खाग्हरूलाई [kʰäɡ̞ɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	खाग्बाट [kʰäɡ̞̚ɡoʈʌ]	खाग्हरूबाट [kʰäɡ̞ɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	खाग्को [kʰäɡ̞̚ko]	खाग्हरूको [kʰäɡ̞ɦʌɾuko]
locative	खाग्मा [kʰäɡ̞mä]	खाग्हरूमा [kʰäɡ̞ɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

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