Clothes
वस्त्रम् means cloth, and clothes, लुगा. It is like पुस्तकम्. A pair of shoes is a dual, the same dual as two books.
| Word | Like | Nepali | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| वस्त्रम् | पुस्तकम् | लुगा | cloth, clothes |
| उत्तरीयम् | पुस्तकम् | ओढ्ने | an upper cloth, a shawl |
| अधोवस्त्रम् | पुस्तकम् | तल्लो लुगा | a lower garment |
| पादुका | छात्रा | जुत्ता | shoe. Two shoes, as the subject, are पादुके. |
| माला | छात्रा | माला | garland |
| कुण्डलम् | पुस्तकम् | मुन्द्रा | earring. Two earrings are कुण्डले, the neuter dual. |
| सूत्रम् | पुस्तकम् | धागो | thread. Also the sacred thread. |
पादुके is the dual of a word like छात्रा, the same dual shape as छात्रे in Lesson 21: Two Women, Two Books. The verb with two shoes is स्तः, “the two are.”
Sentences
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| शुभं वस्त्रम् अस्ति। | It is a fine cloth. राम्रो लुगा हो। शुभम् is written शुभं before a consonant. वस्त्रम् keeps म् because अस्ति starts with a vowel. |
| द्वे पादुके स्तः। | There are two shoes. दुई जुत्ता छन्। |
| बिकासस्य पादुके स्तः। | Bikash’s two shoes are there. बिकासका जुत्ता छन्। |
| माला गले अस्ति। | A garland is on the throat. माला घाँटीमा छ। गले is “on the throat,” the “in” form of गलः. गलः means throat, the same job as कण्ठः on The Body. It is like छात्रः. |
| अहं नवीनं वस्त्रं पश्यामि। | I see a new cloth. म नयाँ लुगा हेर्छु। नवीनम् and वस्त्रम् are both objects, written with ं before a consonant. |
| कुण्डलं कर्णे अस्ति। | An earring is on the ear. मुन्द्रा कानमा छ। कर्णे is “on the ear.” |
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