देउ

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit देव (deva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪eu̯]
• Phonetic Devanagari: देउ

Noun

देउ • (deu)

1. a god

Declension

Declension of देउ
	Singular	Plural
nominative	देउ [d̪eu]	देउहरू [d̪euʌɾu]
accusative	देउलाई [d̪euläi]	देउहरूलाई [d̪euʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	देउले [d̪eule]	देउहरूले [d̪euʌɾule]
dative	देउलाई [d̪euläi]	देउहरूलाई [d̪euʌɾuläi]
ablative	देउबाट [d̪eubäʈʌ]	देउहरूबाट [d̪euʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	देउको [d̪euko]	देउहरूको [d̪euʌɾuko]
locative	देउमा [d̪eumä]	देउहरूमा [d̪euʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

• Schmidt, Turner (2022) “देउ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Nepali Dictionaries]