उप्टन्

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀡 (uvvaṭṭaṇa), from Sanskrit उद्वर्तन (udvartana). Cognate to Hindi उबटन (ubṭan), Sindhi اُبٽَڻُ / उबटणु, and Marathi उटणे (uṭṇe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [up̚ʈʌn]
• Phonetic Devanagari: उप्टन्

Noun

उप्टन् • (upṭan)

1. ointment for rubbing on the body

Declension

Declension of उप्टन्
	Singular	Plural
nominative	उप्टन् [up̚ʈʌn]	उप्टन्हरू [up̚ʈʌnɦʌɾu]
accusative	उप्टन्लाई [up̚ʈʌnläi]	उप्टन्हरूलाई [up̚ʈʌnɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	उप्टन्ले [up̚ʈʌnle]	उप्टन्हरूले [up̚ʈʌnɦʌɾule]
dative	उप्टन्लाई [up̚ʈʌnläi]	उप्टन्हरूलाई [up̚ʈʌnɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	उप्टन्बाट [up̚ʈʌnnoʈʌ]	उप्टन्हरूबाट [up̚ʈʌnɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	उप्टन्को [up̚ʈʌnko]	उप्टन्हरूको [up̚ʈʌnɦʌɾuko]
locative	उप्टन्मा [up̚ʈʌnmä]	उप्टन्हरूमा [up̚ʈʌnɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “उप्टन्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner