साउन

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit श्रावण (śrāvaṇa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sä.un]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: साउन्

Proper noun

साउन • (sāun)

  1. Shraavana
    1. the fifth month of the Hindu lunar calendar
    2. the fourth month of the Vikram Samvat calendar

Declension

Declension of साउन
Singular Plural
nominative साउन [säun] साउनहरू [säunɦʌɾu]
accusative साउनलाई [säunläi] साउनहरूलाई [säunɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative साउनले [säunle] साउनहरूले [säunɦʌɾule]
dative साउनलाई [säunläi] साउनहरूलाई [säunɦʌɾuläi]
ablative साउनबाट [säunnoʈʌ] साउनहरूबाट [säunɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive साउनको [säunko] साउनहरूको [säunɦʌɾuko]
locative साउनमा [säunmä] साउनहरूमा [säunɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

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