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This page discusses the gender in Nepali. Below is a list of masculine (man) and feminine (woman) words. We picked the most popular ones.
Boy: केटा kēṭā |
Girl: केटी kēṭī |
Man: पुरुष puruṣa |
Woman: महिला mahilā |
Father: बुवा buvā |
Mother: आमा āmā |
Brother: दाजु dāju |
Sister: बहिनी bahinī |
Actor: अभिनेता abhinētā |
Actress: अभिनेत्री abhinētrī |
Cat (m): िबरालो ̔ibarālō |
Cat (f): िबरालो ̔ibarālō |
These examples show a sentence with both genders (masculine or feminine). The list includes the use of nouns, adjectives and pronouns.
He is tall: ऊ अगलो छ। ū agalō cha. |
She is tall: उनी अगली छिन्। Unī agalī chin. |
He is a short man: ऊ पुडको छ। Ū puḍakō cha. |
She is a short woman: उनी पुडकी छिन्। Unī puḍakī chin. |
He is German: ऊ जर्मनी हो। Ū jarmanī hō. |
She is German: उनी जर्मनी हुन्। Unī jarmanī hun. |
Japanese men are friendly: जापानी पुरुष मृत्रबेिह हुन्छ। Jāpānī puruṣa mr̥trabēiha huncha. |
Japanese women are friendly: जापानी महिला मृत्तबेिह हुन्छ। Jāpānī mahilā mr̥ttabēiha huncha. |
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