Nepali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀮𑀇 (jalaï), from Sanskrit ज्वलति (jválati). Cognate with Konkani जळ्चे (zaḷce), Gujarati જળવું (jaḷvũ), Hindi जलना (jalnā), Punjabi ਜਲਣਾ (jalṇā) / جَلنا (jalnā), Marathi जळणे (jaḷṇe), Assamese জলা (zola).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d͡zʌlnu]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: जल्नु

Verb

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जल्नु (jalnu) (intransitive)

  1. to burn, kindle, burn down, to be burned
  2. to be lit
  3. to burn out

Conjugation

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References

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  • जल्नु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “जल्नु”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar, page 224
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jválati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 292