इँट

Nepali

Alternative forms

• इँट्टा (ĩṭṭā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā), from Sanskrit *इष्टा (iṣṭā), related to इष्टका (íṣṭakā, “brick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ĩʈ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: इँट्

Noun

इँट • (ĩṭ)

1. brick
2. (card games) diamond

Declension

Declension of इँट
	Singular	Plural
nominative	इँट [ĩʈ]	इँटहरू [ĩʈɦʌɾu]
accusative	इँटलाई [ĩʈläi]	इँटहरूलाई [ĩʈɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	इँटले [ĩʈle]	इँटहरूले [ĩʈɦʌɾule]
dative	इँटलाई [ĩʈläi]	इँटहरूलाई [ĩʈɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	इँटबाट [ĩʈ̚bäʈʌ]	इँटहरूबाट [ĩʈɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	इँटको [ĩʈ̚ko]	इँटहरूको [ĩʈɦʌɾuko]
locative	इँटमा [ĩʈmä]	इँटहरूमा [ĩʈɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

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