तपाईंको नाम
t̪əˈpɑːjŋko n̪ɑːm
OTHER
your name (formal polite form in Nepali)
तपाईंको नाम के हो?
What is your name?
Etymology
Composed of two Nepali words: तपाईंको (possessive form of तपाईं, the formal second-person pronoun 'you', from Sanskrit *atithi* meaning guest) and नाम (meaning 'name', from Sanskrit *nāman* sharing the same Indo-European root as English 'name').
Memory Aid
Break the phrase into two parts: तपाईंको = your, नाम = name. This is the standard polite phrase to ask someone's name in Nepali, matching the structure of the English phrase 'your name'.
Collocations
तपाईंको नाम केतपाईंको नाम लेख्नुहोस्तपाईंको नाम सुन्न पाएँ
Synonyms
तिम्रो नाम
Related Words
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