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फुपू

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Nepali

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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फुपू (phupūf

  1. a father's sister; an aunt
    Synonym: दिदी (didī)

Declension

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Declension of फुपू
Singular Plural
nominative फुपू [pʰupu] फुपूहरू [pʰupuʌɾu]
accusative फुपूलाई [pʰupuläi] फुपूहरूलाई [pʰupuʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative फुपूले [pʰupule] फुपूहरूले [pʰupuʌɾule]
dative फुपूलाई [pʰupuläi] फुपूहरूलाई [pʰupuʌɾuläi]
ablative फुपूबाट [pʰupubäʈʌ] फुपूहरूबाट [pʰupuʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive फुपूको [pʰupuko] फुपूहरूको [pʰupuʌɾuko]
locative फुपूमा [pʰupumä] फुपूहरूमा [pʰupuʌɾumä]
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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  • फुपू”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “फुपू”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar