डङका

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀗𑁆𑀓 (*ḍaṅka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɖʌŋkä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: डङका

Noun

डङका • (ḍaṅkā)

1. drum

Declension

Declension of डङका
	Singular	Plural
nominative	डङका [ɖʌŋʌkä]	डङकाहरू [ɖʌŋʌkä̤ːɾu]
accusative	डङकालाई [ɖʌŋʌkäläi]	डङकाहरूलाई [ɖʌŋʌkä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	डङकाले [ɖʌŋʌkäle]	डङकाहरूले [ɖʌŋʌkä̤ːɾule]
dative	डङकालाई [ɖʌŋʌkäläi]	डङकाहरूलाई [ɖʌŋʌkä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	डङकाबाट [ɖʌŋʌkäbäʈʌ]	डङकाहरूबाट [ɖʌŋʌkä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	डङकाको [ɖʌŋʌkäko]	डङकाहरूको [ɖʌŋʌkä̤ːɾuko]
locative	डङकामा [ɖʌŋʌkämä]	डङकाहरूमा [ɖʌŋʌkä̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “डङका”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar