Teaching Truth in Nepali through English

Teaching Truth in Nepali

Nepali Dictionary

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Last updated 22 July, 2019

INTRODUCTION

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LIST OF CONTENTS [Go to Top]

1 – Word List

2 – Pronunciation and Romanized Script

3 – Alphabet

4 – Message from the Author

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1 – WORD LIST

अ
अँ	ã	yes
अँग्रेज	ãgrej	English
अँग्रेजी	ãgrejī	English (language)
अँध्यारो	ãdḫyāro	darkness; dark
अकस्मात	akasmāt	suddenly
अकालै	akālê	untimely
अक्षर	akṣar	letter of the alphabet
अखबार	akḫ-bār	newspaper
अगुवा	aguvā	guide; usher; director
अग्निभेटी	agnibḫeṭī	burnt offering
अग्लो	aglo	high; tall
अघाड़ी	agḫāṛī	before; in front of
अघि	agḫi	before; ago
अङ्खोरा	aṅ`kḫorā	metal beaker; jug
अङ्गभङ्ग	aṅ`gabḫaṅ`ga	maimed
अङ्गुर	aṅ`gur	grape; grapes; vine
अङ्गुर बगान	aṅ`gur bagān	vineyard
अचार	acār	pickle
अझ पनि	ajḫa pani	even now; still; yet
अञ्चल	añcal	zone
अटाउनु	aṭāunu	to fit within a place
अढाई	aṛḫāī	2½
अति	ati	much; great; high amount of
अथवा	atḫavā	or
अदुवा	aduwā	ginger
अधि	adḫi	before; ago
अधिकारी	adḫikārī	authorized person; official; possessor
अधिकुत	adḫikut	official
अधीनमा	adḫīn-mā	subjected; in subjection
अध्ययन	adḫyayan	study; examination
अध्याय	adḫyāy	chapter
अनन्त	ananta	unending; everlasting; eternal
अनि	ani	and; as well; then; moreover
अनिकाल	anikāl	famine
अनिखेरी	anikḫerī	and then
अनुचित	anucit	improper; inappropriate
अनुभव	anubḫav	feeling; experience
अनुमति	anumati	permission
अनुवार	anuwār	face
अनुशासन	anuśāsan	discipline
अनुसार	anusār	according to; in accordance with
अनुहार	anuhār	face
अनेक	anek	various; numerous
अनौठो	anôṭḫo	odd; strange
अन्त	anta	end
अन्तस्करण	antaskaraṇ	conscience
अन्तिम	antim	ending; last; final
अन्धा	andḫā	blind; visually impaired
अन्धाधुन्ध	andḫāgḫundḫa	blindly; aimlessly; at random; all over the place
अपढ	apaṛḫ	illiterate
अपराध	aparādḫ	offense; crime
अपुग्दो	apugdo	deficient
अप्ठ्यारो	apṭḫyāro	awkward; difficult
अफिस	apḫis	office
अब	aba	now, starting now
अबेर	aber	lateness; delay; late
अबेला	abelā	late; delayed
अभाव	abḫāv	absence; lack
अभ्यास	abḫyās	habit; practice
अभ्यास गर्नु	abḫyās garnu	to practise
अमेरिकाली	amerikālī	American
अम्बा	ambā	guava
अम्रीकन	amrīkan	American
अरू	arū	more; other
अर्को	arko	another; next
अर्थ	artḫa	meaning
अलखा	alakḫā	coat; cloak
अलग	alag	separate
अलपत्र	alapatra	untidy
अलि	ali	fairly; rather; quite
अलिक	alika	slightly
अलिकति	alikati	a bit of; some; a small amount of
अलिपछि	alipacḫi	a little later
अल्गो	algo	tall; high
अल्छी	alcḫī	lazy
अवश्य	avaśya	surely; certainly
अशुद्ध	aśuddḫa	unclean
असङ्ख्य	asaṅkḫya	innumerable; numerous
असफल	asapḫal	unsuccessful
असम्भव	asambhav	impossible
असल	asal	irreprehensible; with good character
असाध्यै	asādḫyê	extremely
असुबिधा	asubidḫā	disadvantage; inconvenience
अस्ति	asti	day before yesterday; in the previous week; last week
अस्तित्व	astitva	existence
अस्तित्वविहीन	astitva-vihīn	nonexistent
अस्पताल	aspatāl	hospital
अहँ	ahã	no (opposite of yes)
अहिले	ahile	now
अहिलेसम्म	ahilesamma	yet; until now
अह्राउनु	ahrāunu	to command; to order
आ
आँखा	ā͂ka	eye
आँगन	ā͂gan	courtyard, durbar
आँप	ā͂p	mango
आँसु	ā͂su	tear; tears; eyewater
आइतवार	āitavār	Sunday
आइपुग्नु	āipugnu	to arrive
आइमाई; (आइमे)	āimāi; (āime)	woman
आउनु	āunu	to come
आकाँक्षा	ākā͂kṣā	ambition
आकाश	ākāś	sky
आखिर	ākḫir	finally; in the end
आगो	āgo	fire; blaze
आघायो	āghāyo	full up!
आघाउनु	āghāunu	eat (to eat to satisfaction)
आज	āja	today
आजकाल	ājakāl	nowadays
आठ	āṭḫ	eight
आठौं	āṭḫỗ	eighth
आत्मा	ātmā	self; (often wrongly said to be soul or spirit)
आदर गर्नु	ādar garnu	to honour; to respect
आधा	ādḫā	half
आफू	āpḫū	oneself; yourself, etc.
आफै	āpḫê	oneself indeed
आफ्नो	āpḫno	own; one’s own; your own
आमा	āmā	mother
आराम	ārām	comfortable; well
आरामै	ārāmê	in very good health
आराम गर्नु	ārām garnu	to relax; to rest
आलु	ālu	potato
आवश्यक	āvaśyak	important; necessary
आशा	āśā	hope
आशिष्	āśiṣ`	blessing
इ
इच्छा	iccḫā	wish; desire
इतिहास	itihās	history
इनाम	inām	gift; reward
इनार	inār	well (to draw water)
इनीहरू	inīharū	they (M)
इमान	īmān	honesty
इस्लामी	islāmī	Islamic
ई
ईश्वर	īśvar	God; (sometimes problematically used for: ‘the Lord’)
उ
उँधो	ũdḫo	down; downwards
उँभो	ũbḫo	up; upwards
उकालो	ukālo	steep; uphill
उखान	ukḫān	proverb
उचाइ	ucai	height
उच्चारण	uccāraṇ	pronunciation
उठाउनु	uṭḫāunu	raise (to raise); to lift up; to get someone up
उठ्नु	uṭḫ`nu	to get up; to rise
उड्नु	uḍ`nu	to fly
उतराउनु	utarāunu	jump (to jump down)
उता	utā	there; yonder; over there
उत्तर	uttar	north; answer
उत्रो	utro	that big; so big
उदास	udās	anxiety
उदासीन	udāsīn	anxious
उदाहरण	udāharaṇ	example
उद्धार	uddḫār	saving; salvation; rescue
उनी	unī	he (M) / she (M)
उनीहरू	unīharū	they
उपत्यका	upatyakā	valley
उपन्यास	upanyās	novel
उपहार	upahār	present; gift
उपहास	upahās	ridicule
उपाय	upāy	way; means
उभिनु	ubḫinu	stand (to stand)
उभिरहेको	ubḫiraheko	standing
उम्कनु	umkanu	overtake (to overtake)
उम्माल्नु	ummālnu	boil (to cause to boil)
उमेर	umera	age
उम्कनु	umkanu	escape (to escape)
उम्रनु	umranu	grow (to grow); to sprout; to spring up
उम्लनु	umlanu	boil (to reach boiling)
उसरी	usarī	in that way; in that manner; thus
उसो	uso	so; in that form
उस्को	usko	his (L)
उहाँ	uhā͂	he / she (H) generally
ऊ
ऊ	ū	he / she (L)
ऊता	ūtā	thither
ऋ
ऋटु	ŗṭu	season
ऋण (रिन)	ŗṇ (rin)	debt; loan
ऋण लिनु	ŗṇ linu	borrow (to borrow); to take a loan
ऋण दिनु	ŗṇ dinu	lend (to lend); to give a loan
ए
ए	e	I get your point; hey
एउटा	euṭā	a; one (To emphasize the number one, use ‘ek’)
एउटै	euṭê	one and the same
एक	ek	one (in number)
एक जना	ek janā	one person; one (person)
एक वटा	ek vaṭā	one (thing or animal)
एकछिन	ek-cḫin	briefly; a moment
एकदम	ekadam	extremely; very much
एकदमै	ekadamê	absolutely
एकमात्र	ekamātra	only; one and only;
एक्लै	eklê	alone
एता	etā	hither
एत्रो	etro	this big; so big
एल्डर	elḍar	elder (in a congregation)
ऐ
ओ
ओछ्यान	ocḫyān	bedding
ओरालो	orālo	steep downhill
ओर्लनु	orlanu	descend (to descend); to go down
ओर्लाउनु	orlāunu	lower (to lower); to descend
औ
औंला	ỗlā	finger; toe
औषधि; दवाई	ôṣadḫi; davāī	medicine
क
कक्षा	kakṣā	class
कङ्गाल	kaṅgāl	poverty
कङ्गाली	kaṅgālī	poor
कच्याङ; कुचुङ	kacyāṅ; kucuṅ	crumpled
कटाउनु	kaṭāunu	cut (to cause to cut)
कण्डक्टर	kaṇḍakṭar	conductor
कता?	katā?	whither? where?
कता-न-कता	katā-na-katā	somewhere or other
कति?	kati	how much? how many?
कतिजना?	katijanā?	how many persons?
कतिवटा?	kativaṭā?	how many things?
कतै	katê	anywhere
कत्रो?	katro?	how big?
कथा	katḫā	story
कन्या	kanyā	virgin (young woman)
कप	kap	cup
कपडा	kapaḍā	cloth
कपाल	kapāl	hair (head’s hair)
कफी	kapḫī	coffee
कब्जा (“कब्ज़ा”)	kabjā (“kabzā”)	capture
कम	kam	less; few; rarely
कमजोरी	kamjorī	weak
कमलाँग	kamalā͂	smashed
कमलपित्त	kamalapitta	jaundice
कमाउनु	kamāunu	earn (to earn); to save
कमिज	kamij	shirt; blouse
कमीला	kamīlā	ant
कम्ति	kamti	least
कम्तिमा	kamtimā	in the least; at least
कम्वल	kambal	blanket
कम्मर	kammar	waist
कराउनु	karāunu	shout (to shout); to make a noise loudly
करार	karār	covenant
कराहर	karāhar	promise
करीब	karīb	approximately; near; about (in quantity)
करोड	karoḍ	crore; ten million
कलम	kalam	pen
कलह	kalah	strife
कलिलो	kalilo	young
कलिलो डाँठ	kalilo ḍā͂ṭḫ	young, tender shoot
कल्पना गर्नु	kalpanā garnu	imagine (to imagine)
कविता	kavitā	poetry; poem
कसको?	kas-ko?	whose?
कसरी?	kasarī	how; in what way; in what manner?
कस्तो	kasto	how? in what form; like what?
कस्नु	kasnu	tighten (to tighten)
कहाँ?	kahā͂?	where?
-कहाँ	-kahā͂	in the presence of; at the home of
कहिले? (कैले?)	kahile? (kêle?)	when?
कहिलेकाहीँ	kahilekāhī͂	sometimes; occasionally
कहिल्यै	kahilyê	ever
कहिल्यै न	kahilyê na	never
कहिल्यै पनि	kahilyê pani	never
कहीं	kahī͂	somewhere; anywhere
कोंक्रो	kõkro	cucumber
काँटा	kā͂ṭā	fork
काँड़	kā͂ṛ	arrow
काँध	kā͂dḫa	shoulder
काउली	kāulī	cauliflower
काका	kākā	paternal uncle (younger)
कागज	kāgaj	paper
कागती	kāgatī	lime (a sour fruit)
काट्नु	kāṭ`nu	to cut; to kill; to lop
काठ	kāṭḫ	wood
काठ्माडौं	kāṭḫmāḍỗ	Kathmandu
कात्तिक; कार्त्तिक	kāttik; kārttik	month 7 of the Nepali year
कान	kān	ear
कान्छी	kāncḫī	girl (the youngest girl)
कान्छो	kāncḫo	boy (the youngest boy)
काम	kām	work
काम गर्नु	kām garnu	work (to work); to do work
कारण	kāraṇ	reason; cause; because
कार्यक्रम	kāryakram	programme
कालो	kālo	black
काहिंलो	kāhĩlo	fourth eldest
कि	ki	or
किताब	kitāb	book
किन?	kina?	why?
किनभने	kinabḫane	because (having said why)
किनमेल	kinamel	shopping
किनारा	kinārā	border; edge; rim; shore
किन्नु	kinnu	buy (to buy)
किलो	kilo	kilogramme
किसान	kisān	farmer
किसिम	kisim	sort; kind; type
कीरा	kīrā	insect; worm
कुकुर	kukur	dog
कुखुरा	kukḫurā	chicken
कुण्ड	kuṇḍa	pool; pond
कुन?	kun?	which?
कुना	kunā	corner
कुनचाहिं?	kun-cāhĩ?	which one?
कुन्नि	kunni	I do not know
कुम	kum	shoulder
कुमलुँग	kumalũg	smashed
कुर्सी	kursī	chair
कुरा	kurā	thing said; matter; talk
कुरा गर्नु	kurā garnu	talk (to talk); to discuss; to converse
कुरुवा	kuruwā	kuruwā (weighing about two mānās)
कुर्कुच्चा	kurkuccā	heel
कुर्नु	kurnu	wait (to wait)
कुवा	kuwā	well (for drawing water)
कुहिनु	kuhinu	rot away (to rot away)
कुहिनो	kuhino	elbow
कृपा	kŗpā	kindness; giving of favour
के?	ke?	what?
के …?	ke …?	whether …? Is it so that …?
केई न केई	keī na keī	something or other
केन्द्र	kendra	centre
केन्द्रीभूत	kendrībḫūt	focused; centred
केटा	keṭā	boy
केटाकाटी	keṭākeṭī	children
केटी	keṭī	girl
केरा	kerā	banana
केही	kehī	some; any; something
केही-न-केही	kehī-na-kehī	something or other; anything
कैले? कहिले?	kêle? kahile?	when?
को?	ko?	who?
को (-को)	ko (-ko)	of
को (-को लागि)	ko (-ko lāgi)	for; on behalf of
को लागि (-को लागि)	ko lāgi (-ko lāgi)	for; on behalf of
कोई न कोई	koī na koī	someone or other
कोट	koṭ	coat
कोठा	koṭḫā	room; chamber
को दाँजोमा	ko dā͂jomā	compared to; in comparison with
कोदो	kodo	millet
कोनी?	konī?	Who knows?
कोर	kor	enclosure
कोलाहल	kolāhal	noise (loud, chaotic); uproar
कोस	kos	kos (a distance of about two miles)
कोसिस	kosis	attempt; try
कोसिस गर्नु	kosis garnu	try (to try); to attempt
कोसेली	koselī	gift; present
कोही	kohī	some (some people); somebody
क्यामेरा	kyāmerā (~“kamerā”)	camera
क्यारे	kyāre	perhaps; I suppose; I guess
क्षमा	kṣamā	forgiveness; pardon
क्षमा गर्नु	kṣamā garnu	forgive (to forgive); to pardon
क्षेत्र	kṣetra	area; region; zone
ख
खजाना	kḫajānā	treasure; treasures
खडा (“खड़ा”)	kḫaḍā (“kḫaṛā”)	standing; erect; stood
खतम	kḫatam	end; finish
खतम गर्नु	kḫatam garnu	finish (to finish); to stop
खतम हुनु	kḫatam hunu	finished (to be finished); to be ended
खतरा	kḫatarā	danger
खतरनाक	kḫataranāk	dangerous
खपाखप खानु	kḫapākḫap kḫānu	gobble up (to gobble up)
खन्नु	kḫannu	dig (to dig)
खप्पर	kḫappar	skull
खबर	kḫabar	news; information
खबर पत्र	kḫabar patra	newspaper
खबर गर्नु	kḫabar garnu	inform (to inform)
खबरदार	kḫabar-dār	Beware! Be warned!
खमिर	kḫamirā	yeast; leaven
खर	kḫar	hay
खराब	kḫarāb	bad
खला	kḫolā	river
खल्ती	kḫaltī	pocket
खसाल्नु	kḫasālnu	drop (to drop; to post in a post box)
खसी	kḫasī	goat (gelded goat)
खस्नु	kḫasnu	fall (to fall); to fall dead
खाँचो	kḫā͂co	need; deficiency; importance; interest
खाँचो (मलाइ के खाँचो?)	kḫā͂co (malāī ke kḫā͂co?)	What is that to me?
खाइनु	kḫāinu	eaten (to be eaten)
खाजा	kḫājā	snack; small meal
खाट	kḫāṭ	bed
खातिर (…-को खातिर)	kḫātir (…-ko kḫātir)	account (on account of …); for the purpose of …; because of …
खाना	kḫānā	food
खानु	kḫānu	eat (to eat); to drink; to consume
खाने कुरा	kḫāne kurā	food; things to eat
खाली	kḫālī	empty
खाली	kḫālī	only; just
खाल्टो	kḫālṭo	hole
खास	kḫās	particular; special; real
खिच्नु	kḫicnu	pull (to pull); to snap a photograph
खिड़की	kḫiṛakḫī	window
खिल्ली	kḫillī	stick
खिल्ली उडाउनु	kḫillī uḍāunu	mock (to mock); to poke fun at
खुकुरी	kḫukurī	kukuri (a type of knife)
खुट्टा	kḫuṭṭā	foot; leg
खुब	kḫub	very; ever so; thoroughly
खुर्सानी	kḫursānī	chilli (pepper)
खुर	kḫur	hoof
खुला	kḫulā	opened; open; ajar
खुल्नु	kḫulnu	open (to become open)
खुवाउनु	kḫuwāunu	feed (to feed someone or something)
खुश	kḫuś	happiness
खुशी	kḫuśī	happiness; happy
खुशी पार्नु	kḫuśī pārnu	please (to please); to make happy
खेत	kḫet	field (usually watered field)
खेती	kḫetī	farming; cultivation; agriculture
खेतीपाती	kḫetīpātī	cultivation; farming; agriculture
खेल	kḫel	game
खेलनु	kḫelnu	play (to play a game)
खै	kḫê	Well! What’s it about?
खैरो	kḫêro	brown
खोइ	kḫoi	Well! What’s it about?
खोकी	kḫokī	cough
खोजी	kḫojī	hunt; search; examination
खोज्नु	kḫojnu	search (to search); to seek; to seek to (to try to)
खोपिल्टा	kḫopilṭā	socket; eyesocket
खोला	kḫolā	stream; river; brook
खोल्नु	kḫolnu	open (to open something)
खोल्सा	kḫolsā	valley
ग
गजब	gajab	amazement; wonder
गधा	gadḫā	donkey
गणित	gaṇit	mathematics
गनगन	gan-gan	complaint
गफ गर्नु	gapḫ garnu	converse (to converse); to chat
गमलाङ	gamalāṅ	swaying
गरम	garam	hot; warm
गनगन गर्नु	gan-gan garnu	complaint (to make a complaint); to complain
गराउनु	garāunu	cause (to cause); to make happen; to cause to be made or done
गरीब	garīb	poor
गर्नु	garnu	do (to do)
गर्मी	garmī	heat; summer
गर्भ	garbḫa	womb
गर्भवती	garbḫavatī	pregnant
गलत	galat	incorrect; wrong
गलती	galatī	error; wrongness; transgression
गह्रुँगो	gahrũgo	heavy
गाई	gāī	cow
गाइने	gāine	singer; minstrel
गाउँ	gāũ	village
गाउनु	gāunu	sing (to sing)
गाऊ	gāū	wound; injury
गाग्री	gāgrī	urn; pitcher
गाडी (“गाड़ी”)	gāḍī (“gāṛī”)	car; cart
गाली गर्नु	gālī garnu	criticize (to criticize); to mock; to tell off
गाह्रो	gāhro	hard; difficult
गीत	gīt	song
गुजु-मुजु	guju-muju	huddled together
गुनासो	gunāso	complaint
गुमलुङ	gumaluṅ	swaying
गुमाउनु	gumāunu	lose (to lose); to cease having; to surrender
गुरु	guru	teacher; guru
गैर-	gêr-	non-
गैलभाको	gêlabḫāko	wounded
गोजी	gojī	pocket
गोठा	goṭḫā	farmhouse
गोठालो	goṭḫālo	shepherd
गोरु	goru	bull
गोरो	goro	fair; pale; white-skinned
गोरखाली	gor-kḫālī	Gurkhali; Gurkha man
गोलभेंडा	gol-bḫễḍā	tomato
गोली	golī	ball
घ
घटना	gḫaṭanā	event; incident
घटाउनु	gḫaṭāunu	decrease (to decrease); to lower; to make less
घट्नु	gḫaṭnu	decrease (to decrease); to decline
घडी (/ “घड़ी”)	gḫaḍī (/ “gḫaṛī”)	clock; watch
घण्टा	gḫaṇṭā	bell; hour; …o’clock
घर	gḫar	house; home; room
घरपति	gḫar-pati	homeowner; landlord
घरमा; घरै	gḫar-mā; gḫarê	home (at home)
घरै; घरमा	gḫarê; gḫar-mā	home (at home)
घाँटी	gḫā͂ṭī	neck; throat
घाट	gḫāṭ	riverbank terraced steps
घाँस	gḫā͂s	grass
घाम	gḫām	sunshine
घिउ	gḫiu	ghiu; ghee
घुँडा	gḫũḍā	knee
घुँडा टेक्नु	gḫũḍā ṭeknu	kneel (to kneel); to bend the knee
घुमाउरो	gḫumāuro	indirect; roundabout manner
घुम्नु	gḫumnu	go around (to go around); to travel; to turn round; to walk about
घृणा	gḫŗnā	hatred; hate
घोच्नु	gḫocnu	strike (to strike); to beat; to hit
घोडा (घोड़ा)	gḫoḍā (gḫoṛā)	horse
घोरा	gḫorā	horse
ङ
च
चक्कु	cakku	knife
चढ्नु (चढ़्नु)	caḍḫ`nu (caṛḫ`nu)	mount (to mount); to climb; to board
चना	canā	chick pea
चन्द्रमा	candramā	moon
चम्चा	camcā	spoon
चरा	carā	bird
चराउनु	carāunu	feed (to lead to feed); to lead to graze; to put out to pasture
चर्को	carko	loud; hot; intense
चर्पी	carpī	lavatory
चलाउनु	calāunu	drive (to drive); to cause to move
चलाक	calāk	clever
चल्नु	calnu	function (to function); to work; to go; to operate
चल्ला	callā	bird (young bird)
चाँडै	cā͂ḍê	immediately; early; quickly; shortly
चाँडो (“चाँड़ो”)	cā͂ḍo (“cā͂ṛo”)	quickly
चाँदी	cā͂dī	silver; silvery
चाकर	cākar	attendant; servant; assistant
चाकरी	cākarī	service
चाखलाग्दो	cākḫalāgdo	interesting
चाख्नु	cākḫnu	taste (to taste)
चानचुन	cān-cun	change; cash; small change
चाबी	cābī	key
चामल	cāmal	rice (uncooked rice)
चार	cār	four
चार्नु	cārnu	sow (to sow)
चारैतिर	cārêtir	all round
चारौं	cārỗ	fourth
चाल	cāl	behaviour; ways
चाहनु	cāhanu	want (to want to)
चाहिनु	cāhinu	wanted (to be wanted)
चाहिन्छ	cāhincḫa	ought
चिउँडो (चिउँड़ो)	ciũḍo (ciũṛo)	chin
चिउरा	ciurā	rice (flat, dried rice)
चिज	cij	thing; item
चिठी	ciṭḫī	letter (document)
चिनापर्ची	cināparcī	acquaintance; person known
चिनियाँ	ciniyā͂	Chinese
चिनी	cinī	sugar
चिन्ता	cintā	concern; worry; care
चिन्ता गर्नु	cintā garnu	care (to care); to worry
चिन्नु	cinnu	acquainted (to be acquainted with); to recognize
चिप्लो	ciplo	slippery
चिया; च्या	ciyā; cyā	tea
चियापसल	ciyāpasal	teashop
चिया-सिया	ciyāsiyā	tea, biscuits, cake
चिर्नु	cirnu	split (to split)
चिसो	ciso	cool; cold; chilly; cold and damp
चीन	cīn	China
चुप	cup	silent
चुप लाग्नु	cup lāgnu	silent (to be silent)
चुरोट	curoṭ	cigarette
चुरोट खानु	curoṭ kḫānu	smoke (to smoke a cigarette)
चुल्हो	culho	stove; cooker
चूरा	cūrā	bangle
चेला	celā	pupil; disciple
चैत; चैत्र	cêt; cêtra	month 12 in the Nepali calendar
चोखो	cokḫo	pure; undefiled
चोट	coṭ	injury; pain; cut; damage
चोटि	coṭi	turn; go; occasion
चोर	cor	thief; stealer
चोर्नु	cornu	steal (to steal)
चौकिदार	côkidār	guard; watchman
चौथाई	côtḫāī	quarter (one fourth part)
चौर	côr	field; plain
च्याउ	cyāū	mushroom
छ
छक्क	cḫakka	surprised
छक्क पर्नु	cḫakka parnu	surprised (to be s.)
छरपस्ट पार्नु	cḫarapasṭa pārnu	scatter (to scatter)
छर्लङ्ग	cḫarlaṅga	clearly
छाउनी	cḫāunī	camp; cantonment
छाड्नु (“छाड़्नु”)	cḫāḍ`nu (“cḫāṛ`nu”)	quit (to quit); to leave; to depart
छाता	cḫātā	umbrella
छाती	cḫātī	chest; breast
छातीपाता	cḫātīpātā	breastplate
छात्रावास	cḫātrāvās	hostel for students; student hostel
छायाँ	cḫāyā͂	shade (out of the sunshine)
छारी (-छारी)	cḫārī (-cḫārī)	except
छाला	cḫālā	skin
छिः छिः	cḫiḥ cḫiḥ	Disgusting!
छिटा	cḫiṭā	disciples
छिटै	cḫiṭê	fast (very fast); very quickly
छिटो	cḫiṭo	fast; quick; rapid; quickly
छिट्टै	cḫiṭṭê	speedily; instant; speedy; sudden
छिन	cḫin	instant; moment
छिमेक	cḫimek	neighbourhood
छिमेकी	cḫimekī	neighbour; fellow man
छुटाउनु	cḫuṭāunu	separate (to separate)
छुट्टिनु	cḫuṭ`ṭinu	divide (to divide); to become split
छुट्टी	cḫuṭ`ṭī	leave (time off work); holiday
छेउ	cḫeu	side; flank; edge; rim
छेउ (-को छेउमा)	cḫeu (-ko cḫeuma)	beside; at the edge of
छेंड्नु	cḫẽḍ`nu	pierce (to pierce); to make a small hole
छेड्नु	cḫeḍ`nu	pierce (to pierce); to make a small hole
छेड	cḫeḍ	hole
छैटौं	cḫêṭỗ	sixth
छोटो	cḫoṭo	small; brief; short
छोपनु	cḫopanu	attack (to attack)
छोरा	cḫorā	son
छोराछोरी	cḫorācḫorī	sons and daughters
छोरी	cḫorī	daughter
ज
जंगल	jãgal	jungle; uninhabited woods
जटिल	jaṭil	complex; difficult; complicated
जता	jatā	whither (the place towards which)
जताततै	jatātatê	everywhere
जति	jati	much (so much); as much as; approximately
जत्रो	jatro	so big that; as big as
जन	jan	person
जनसंख्या	janasãkḫyā	population number
जन्म	janma	birth
जन्मनु	janmanu	born (to be born)
जन्माउनु	janmāunu	birth (to give birth to)
जन्मस्थल	janmastḫal	place of birth; birthplace
जब	jaba	when (the time when)
जमीन	jamīn	land
जम्मा	jammā	combined; all gathered together; totally
जम्मा गर्नु	jammā garnu	combine (to combine); gather
जम्मा हुनु	jammā hunu	assemble (to assemble); to gather together
जरा	jarā	root
जर्मन	jarman	German
जलाउनु	jalāunu	burn (to cause to burn)
जलाशय	jalāśay	reservoir for water
जवाफ	javāpḫ	response; answer; reply
जसरी	jasarī	thus; likewise; in such a manner
जसो	jaso	thus; likewise; in such a manner
जसको	jas-ko	whose (the person whose)
जस्तो	jasto	like; similar to
जहाँ	jahā͂	where (the place where)
जहाँसुकै	jahā͂sukê	everywhere; wherever
जहिले	jahile	when (the time when)
जाँड (“जाँड़”)	jāḍ (“jāṛ”)	rice beer
जाँच	jā͂c	test; discern; search; examination; exam
जाँच्नु	jā͂cnu	examine (to examine); to test
जाँड [ / जाँड़]	jāḍ [ / jāṛ]	beer (made of rice)
जाई जानु	jāī jānu	go on (to go on); to continue; to go away
जागिर	jāgir	job (paid)
जाडो (जाड़ो)	jāḍo (jāṛo)	cold; the cold; coldness
जात	jāt	sort; type; caste; species
जानिनु	jāninu	known (to be known)
जानु	jānu	go (to go); to go to; to visit
जान्नु	jānnu	know (to know)
जापानी	jāpānī	Japanese
जिउँदो	jiũdo	alive
जिजुबज्यै	jijubajyê	great-grandmother
जिजुबाजे	jijubāje	great-grandfather
जित्नु	jitnu	win (to win)
जिन्दगी	jindagī	life
जिब्रो	jibro	tongue
जिल्ला	jillā	district; region
जिस्क्याउनु	jiskyāunu	stir up (to stir up)
जी (-जी)	jī (-jī)	ji (-ji, honorific suffix after a name)
जीवन	jīvan	life
जीवन-जल	jīvan-jal	life-water (medicine)
जुगा	jugā	leech
जुत्ता	juttā	shoe; shoes; boots
जुन	jun	which (the one which)
जुवाँई	juwãī	brother-in-law
जुवा खेल्नु	juwā kḫelnu	gamble (to gamble)
जूठो	jūṭḫo	adulterated; impure; polluted
जे	je	that which; wahtever
जेठ; ज्येष्ठ	jeṭḫa; jyeṣṭḫa	month 2 of the Nepali calendar
जेठो	jeṭḫo	eldest; elder
जो	jo	who (the person who)
जोई	joī	wife
जोड़नु	joṛnu	add (to add)
जोर	jor	pair
ज्यादा	jyādā	more
ज्यान	jyān	life
ज्यू (-ज्यू)	jyū (-jyū)	jyu (-jyu, honorific suffix after a name)
झ
झट्टै	jḫaṭṭê	quickly; hurriedly
झण्डै	jḫaṇḍê	nearly; almost
झन्	jḫan`	even more; all the more
झरना	jḫaranā	spring; watersource
झर्नु	jḫarnu	descend (to descend)
झारनु	jḫārnu	descend (to descend)
झिक्नु	jḫiknu	extract ( to extract); to take out
झिटा; झिटी	jḫitā; jḫitī	haversack
झिलीमिली	jḫilīmilī	decorated
झिसमिसे	jḫis-mise	morning (very early in the morning)
झुकाव	jḫukāv	disposition; resolve; determination
झुप्रो	jḫupro	hut; booth
झूटा	jḫūṭā	false; misleading; lying
झैं (-झैं)	jhễ (-jḫễ)	like; similar to (suffixed postposition)
झोला	jḫolā	bag
झ्याल	jḫyāla	window
झ्यालखाना	jḫyāl-kḫānā	jail
ञ
ट
टाउको	ṭāuko	head
टाँग्नु	ṭā͂gnu	lift up (to lift up); to erect; to pitch (a tent)
टाढा	ṭāḍḫā	distant; far off
टाढा पर्ने इलाका	ṭāḍḫā parne ilākā	distant reached place; remote place
टाना बाना	ṭānā bānā	equipment
टापु	ṭāpu	island
टिकट	ṭikaṭ	ticket
टिकट (डाक टिकट)	ṭikaṭ (ḍāk ṭikaṭ)	stamp (postage stamp)
टी. भी.	ṭī. bḫī.	TV
टुङ्गिनु	ṭuṅginu	end (to come to an end)
टुङ्ग्याउनु	ṭuṅgyāunu	end (to bring to an end)
टुप्पो	ṭuppo	top (of a tree or of a hill)
टुप्लुक्क	ṭuplukk	suddenly; all of a sudden; out of the blue
टुरिष्ट	ṭuriṣṭ	tourist
टेक्नु	ṭeknu	position (to position); to settle on; to set down; to stand
टेबुल	ṭebul	table
टोक्नु	ṭoknu	bite (to bite)
टोपी	ṭopī	hat
ट्याक्सी	ṭyāksī (~“ṭӑksī”)	taxi
ट्रक	ṭrak	truck; lorry
ठ
ठट्टा	ṭḫaṭṭā	joke
ठट्टा गर्नु	ṭḫaṭṭā garnu	joke (to joke)
ठाउँ	ṭḫāũ	place; location; locality
ठीक	ṭḫīk	fine; correct; OK
ठीकै	ṭḫīkê	exactly
ठूलो	ṭḫūlo	big
ठेगाना	ṭḫegānā	address
ठेलागाडी (“ठेलागाड़ी”)	ṭḫelāgāḍī (“ṭḫelāgāṛī”)	carriage; pull-cart
ठेल्नु	ṭḫelnu	pull (to pull)
ड
डढ्नु	ḍaḍḫ`nu	burn (to make burn); to scorch
डर	ḍar	fear
डरपोक	ḍarapok	coward
डराउनु	ḍarāunu	fear (to fear); to be frightened
डलर	ḍalar	dollar
डाँडा	ḍā͂ḍā	hilly ridge; mountain
डाक्टर	ḍākṭar	doctor
डाक्नु	ḍāknu	call (to call forth); to summon
डाह	ḍāh	jealousy
डाही	ḍāhī	jealous
डुङ्गा-जहाज	ḍuṅgā-jahāj	boat
डुल्नु	ḍulnu	walk around (to w.)
डेढ	ḍeḍḫ	one and a half 1½
डेरा	ḍerā	rental; rented accommodation
डोर्याउँनु	***
ड्राइभर	ḍrāibḫar	driver
ढ
ढिलो	ḍḫilo	slow; late
ढुङ्गा	ḍḫuṅgā	stone; stoneware
ढोका	ḍḫokā	gate; door
ढोल	ḍḫol	drum
ण
त
तँ	tã	you (L)
त	ta	however; then; though; but; indeed; therefore
तताउनु	tatāunu	heat (to heat)
तत्रो	tatro	that big; so big
तथा	tatḫā	and
तपाईं	tapāī͂	you (H)
तपाईंहरू	tapāī͂harū	YOU (H)
तब	taba	then
तम्बु	tambu	tent
तयार	tayār	ready
तयार	tayār garnu	ready; (to make ready); to preparation
तयारी	tayārī	preparation
तर	tara	but
तरकाउनु	tarakāunu	avoid (to avoid)
तरकारी	tarakārī	vegetable(s)
तरबार	tarabār	sword
तराइ	tarāī	Terai; Tarai area
तरुनी	tarunī	youth (f.); adolescent; young woman
तर्नु	tarnu	cross (to cross over)
तर्साउनु	tarsāunu	frightened (to be frightened)
तर्सिनु	tarsinu	afraid (to be afraid)
तल	tal	lower; below; underneath; downwards
तलतल	tal-tal	yearning; craving
तलतिर	talatira	downwards
तलब	talab	pay
तलाउ	talāu	marsh
तहाँ	tahā͂	there
ताक्नु	tāknu	aim (to take aim); to line up
तातो	tāto	hot; very warm (especially of liquids)
तान्नु	tānnu	pull (to pul); to draw; to tug
ताप्नु	tāpnu	heat (to heat); to warm
तारीख	tārīkḫ	date; day in a month (by the western calendar system)
तार्नु	tārnu	transfer (to transfer); to take across
ताला	tālā	padlock
ताल्वा	tālwā	lock (of a door or gate); padlock
ताश	tāś	cards (playing cards)
ताश फेंट्नु	tāś pḫẽṭ`nu	shuffle (to shuffle) playing cards
तिनी	tinī	he (M); she (M)
तिनी	tinī	she (M); he (M)
तिमी	timī	you (M)
तिमीहरू	timīharū	YOU (M)
तिम्रो	timro	your (M)
तिर (X-तिर)	tira (X-tira)	around; near; towards; at about; roughly (in time)
तिर्खा	tirkḫā	thirst
तिर्खा लाग्छ	tirkḫā lāgcḫa	thirst is felt (I feel thirsty, etc.)
तिर्नु	tirnu	pay (to pay)
ती	tī	they (L, M); those
तीन	tīn	three
तीर्थस्थल	tīrtḫastḫal	shrine; pilgrimage site
तुरन्त	turanta	immediately
तेरो	tero	your (L)
तेल	tel	oil; fuel for vehicles
तेस्रो	tesro	third
तो; त	to	however; then; though; but; indeed; therefore
त्यति	tyati	much (that much); so much
त्यसरी	tyasarī	thus; so; in that manner
त्यसी	tyasī	thus; so; in that manner
त्यस्को	tyasko	his; her; hers (M)
त्यस्तो	tyasto	like that; similarly
त्यहाँ	tyahā͂	there; in that place
त्यही	tyahī	that particular; that very
त्यो	tyo	that one; that particular; that (a demonstrative adjective); he; she
थ
थकाइ	tḫakāi	fatigue; tiredness
थप्नु	tḫapnu	refill (to refill); to add
थर	tḫar	family name
थाक्नु	tḫāknu	fade (to fade); to become fatigued; to get weary; to tire out
थाल्नु	tḫālnu	commence (to commence); to begin to; to start to
थाहा	tḫāhā	awareness; knowledge; information
थाहा दिनु	tḫāhā dinu	inform (to inform)
थाहा पाउनु	tḫāhā pāunu	realize (to realize); to gain awareness; to get to know; to find out
थियो	tḫiyo	was
थु!	tḫu!	Disgusting!
थुक्नु	tḫuknu	spit (to spit)
थुन्नु	tḫunnu	block (to block); to confine; to close; to shut
थुप्राउनु	tḫuprāunu	stack (to stack); to multiply; to amass
थुप्रिनु	tḫuprinu	stacked (to be stacked); to be multiplied; to be amassed
थुप्रो	tḫupro	many; a lot of
थुप्रै	tḫuprê	numerous; lots of
थुमा	tḫumā	ram (male sheep)
थैली	tḫêlī	bag
द
दँगै पर्नु	dãgê parnu	astonished (to astonish)
दँगै हुनु	dãgê hunu	astonished (to be astonished)
दक्षिण	dakṣiṇ	south
दफ्तर	dapḫtar	office
दरबार	darbār	court; palace
दराज	darāj	drawer
दर्जा	darjā	class of status; rank
दर्शन	darśan	vision; sight
दवाई; औषधि	davāī; ôṣadḫi	medicine
दशक	daśak	decade; ten year period
दस	das	ten
दसौं	dasỗ	tenth
दही	dahī	yoghurt
दाँत	dā͂t	tooth
दाइ	dāi	brother (elder brother)
दाउरा	dāurā	firewood
दाग लाग्नु	dāg lāgnu	stain (to make a stain); to make a mark
दाजु	dāju	brother (elder brother)
दाज्यु	dājyu	brother (elder brother)
दादुरा	dādurā	measles
दान	dān	gift
दाम	dām	price
दाल	dāl-bḫāt	rice with lentils
दाह-सँस्कार	dāh-sãskār	funeral (ceremony)
दाहीने	dāhine	right (direction)
दाह्री	dāhrī	beard
दिउँसो	diũso	daytime; afternoon
दिदी	didī	sister (elder sister.)
दिन	din	day
दिन-दिनै; हरेक दिन	din-dine ; harek din	daily; every day
दिनभरि	din-bḫari	day (the whole day); all day long
दिनु	dinu	give (to give); to donate; to allow; to permit
दिल्ली	dillī	Delhi
दिसा	disā	diarrhoea
दिसा लाग्नु	disā lāgnu	diarrhoea (to be having d.)
दुइटा	duiṭā	two of (with nouns of animals or things)
दुई	duī	two
दुई पटक	duī paṭak	twice; two times
दुईनाले	duīnāle	twin-piped; double-barrelled
दुःख	dukḫa	pain; trouble; sadness
दुख (दुःख)	dukḫa	pain; trouble; sadness
दुखी (दुःखी)	dukḫī	sad; paining; suffering
दुख्नु (दुख्नु)	dukḫnu	ache (to ache); to pain; to hurt
दुगुर्नु	dugurnu	run (to run)
दुनीखेल	dunīkḫel	parade ground
दुब्लो	dublo	thin
दुलहा	dulahā	bridegroom
दुलही	dulahī	bride
दुवै	duwê	both
दुश्मन	duśman	enemy
दूध	dūdḫ	milk
दूरदर्शन	dūr-darśan	TV broadcasting service (Indian)
दृश्य	dŗśya	view
देखाउनु	dekḫāunu	show (to show); to cause to be seen; to point out
देखि (-देखि)	dekḫi (-dekḫi)	from; since (suffixed postposition)
देखिनु	dekḫinu	seen (to be seen)
देख्नु	dekḫnu	see (to see)
देब्रे	debre	left (side)
देवर	devar	brother (husband’s younger brother)
देवता	devatā	god; deity
देवी	devī	goddess
देश	deś	country; land
दैलो	dêlo	gate
दोबाटो	dobāṭo	crossroads
दोस्रो	dosro	second (in sequence)
दौड्नु	dôḍnu	run (to run)
द्वारा (-द्वारा)	dvārā (-dvārā)	by; through
ध
धन	dḫan	riches; wealth
धनसम्पत्ती	dḫan-sampatti	treasures; riches
धनी	dḫanī	rich; wealthy
धनु	dḫanu	bow (for arrows)
धन्दा मान्नु	dḫandā mānnu	worry (to worry)
धन्यवाद	dḫanyavād	Thanks; thank you
धर्म	dḫarma	religion; righteousness
धर्मवलम्बी	dḫarmavalambī	follower of a religion
धान	dḫān	rice (that is growing)
धार पार्नु	dḫār pārnu	sharpen (to sharpen)
धारा	dḫārā	brook; rill; watercourse; spring
धारिलो	dḫārilo	sharp
धुनु	dḫunu	wash (to wash)
धुम्रपान	dḫumrapān	smoking of tobacco
धुला	dḫulā	dust
धुलो	dḫulo	dust
धुँवा	dḫũwā	smoke; fumes
धूमधाम	dḫum-dḫām	show; pompous show; fanfare; splendour
धेरै	dḫerê	very; many; too much
धेरैजसो	dḫerêjaso	usually; normally; mainly
धोबी	dḫobī	laundryman; washerman
ध्यान	dḫyān	meditation; thought; attention
ध्यान दिनु	dḫyān dinu	meditate (to meditate); to think; to pay attention
ध्वनी	dḫwanī	sound; blast
न
न; -न; -न-	na; -na-; -na-	not (negative particle)
न … न …	na … na …	neither … nor …
नक्सा	naksā	map; chart; picture
नगर	nagar	town; city
नगर पालिका	nagar pālikā	town authority; municipality
नङ	naṅ	fingernail; nail of finger
नजिक	najik	close; near; nearby
नजिकै	najikê	close at hand; very near
नत्र	natra	else; otherwise; lest
नदी	nadī	river
नपारी	napārī	without (without fully doing something)
नबोल्ने	nabolne	non-speaker; dumb
नमस्कार	namaskār	Greetings!
नमस्ते	namaste	Greetings!
नयाँ	nayā͂	new
नरमाइलो	naramāilo	unpleasant; unlikable
नराम्रो	narāmro	bad; not good; ugly
नवौं	navỗ	ninth
नहर	nahar	conduit; canal
नाक	nāk	nose
नगरिक	nagarik	citizen
नाती	nātī	grandson
नातिनी	nātinī	granddaughter
नातेदार	nātedār	relative (in family)
नानी	nānī	child (small child)
नानीहरू	nānīharū	children
नाफा	nāpḫā	profit (monetary or material)
नाफा गर्नु	nāpḫā garnu	profit (to make profit)
नाम	nām	name
नाला	nālā	pipe (for flowing liquid)
नास	nās	destruction
नि	ni	eh, what? mm? you know
निकाल्नु	nikālnu	extract (to extract); to take out; to take off
निको	niko	healthy; well
निको पार्नु	niko pārnu	cure (to cure); to make well
निकै	nikê	extremely; very; everso
निचोर्नु	nicornu	squeeze (to squeeze); to press
निथो	nitḫo	decision
निथो गर्नु	nitḫo garnu	decide (to decide)
निदाउनु	nidāunu	sleep (to go to sleep); to fall asleep
निद्रा	nidrā	sleep; drowsiness
निधाउनु	nidḫāunu	sleep (to sleep)
निधो गर्नु	nidḫo garnu	decide (to decide)
निबुवा	nibuvā	lemon
निम्ति	nimti	behalf; benefit of; purpose of
निम्तो	nimto	invitation
निम्त्याउनु	nimtyāunu	invite (to invite)
नियम	niyam	rule; legal requirement
निराश	nirāś	hopeless; without hope; disappointed
निराशा	nirāśā	hopelessness; despair
निर्जनभूमि	nirjan-bḫūmi	wilderness
निर्बलियो	nirbaliyo	weak
निर्वाण	nirvāṇa	Nirvana (state of ‘blowing out’ of the sense of self with the aim of gaining inner peace)
निल्नु	nilnu	swallow (to swallow)
निश्चय	niścay	certain; sure; certainly; surely
निश्चय गर्नु	niścay garnu	ascertain (to ascertain); to determine
निस्कनु	niskanu	emerge (to emerge); to exit; to come out
निस्किनु	niskinu	emerge (to emerge); to come out
नी	nī	eh! (expression of surprise)
नीतिनियम	nītiniyam	statutes
नीलो	nīlo	blue
नुन	nun	salt
नुहाउनु	nuhāunu	bathe (to bathe)
नुहाउने कोठा	nuhāune koṭḫā	bathroom
नेपाल भाषा	nepāl bḫāṣā	Nepal’s language; Newari
नेपाली	nepālī	Nepali
नेपालीभाषी	nepālībḫāṣī	Nepali-speaker
नेर (-नेर)	nera (-nera)	by; near to (suffixed postposition)
नोकर	nokar	servant
नोकरी	nokarī	service
नोट	noṭ	note
नौ	nô	nine
नौनी	nônī	butter
नैराश्य	nêrāśya	hopelessness; despair
न्यानो	nyāno	warm
प
पकाउनु	pakāunu	cook (to cook)
पक्का	pakkā	mature; ripe; proper; firm
पखेटा	pakḫeṭā	pinions; wings
पछाड़ी (-पछाड़ी)	pacḫāṛī (-pacḫāṛī)	after; behind (suffixed postposition)
पछि	pacḫī	after; later
पछि (X-पछि)	pacḫi (X-pacḫi)	after X; behind X (suffixed postposition)
पटक	paṭak	turn; time; go
पटक्कै	paṭakê	not a bit; not even a little
पठाउनु	paṭḫāunu	send (to send)
पढाउनु	paḍḫāunu	teach (to teach); to cause to read
पढ्नु (“पढ़्नु”)	paḍḫnu (“paṛḫnu”)	read (to read); to study
पण्डित	paṇḍit	Pandit; scholar (traditional)
पता लगाउनु	patā lagāunu	find out (to f.); to lay hands on
पति	pati	husband
पत्थर	pattḫar	pebble
पत्नी; स्वास्नी	patnī; swāsnī	wife
पत्याउनु	patyāunu	believe (to believe)
पत्यार	patyār	belief; trust
पत्यार गर्नु	patyār garnu	believe (to believe)
पत्रिका	patrikā	magazine
पनि	pani	also; too; even if
पप सँगीत	pap sãgīt	pop music
पर	par	beyond; across; on the other side of
परखाल	parakḫāl	wall (temporary)
परम्परा	paramparā	tradition
परम्परागत	paramparāgat	traditional
पराल	parāl	straw
परिवार	parivār	family
पर्खनु	parkḫanu	wait (to wait)
पर्खिनु	parkḫinu	turn around (to turn around)
पर्छ	parcḫa	must; have to
पर्छ (आउनै पर्छ)	parcḫa (āunê parcḫa)	must indeed come; really have to come
पर्छ (गर्नु पर्छ)	parcḫa (garnu parcḫa)	must do; have to do
पर्छ (प्रेम गर्नु पर्छ)	parcḫa (prem garnu parcḫa)	must love
पर्नु	parnu	fall (to fall)
पर्यटक	paryaṭak	tourist
पर्व	parva	festival
पर्सि	parsi	day after tomorrow
पलँग	palãg	bed
पल्ट	palṭa	turn; instance; go; time
पल्टन	palṭan	platoon; regiment
पल्टनु	palṭanu	lie down (to l.)
पल्टाउनु	palṭāunu	roll over (to cause to roll over/away); to make overbalance
पल्टिनु	palṭinu	turn over (to turn over); to roll; to overbalance
पल्लो	pallo	further; next
पवित्र	pavitra	holy; sacred
पशु	paśu	animal
पश्चिम	paścim	west
पसल	pasal	shop
पस्नु	pasnu	enter (to enter)
पहाड (‘पहाड़’)	pahār (‘pahāṛ’)	mountain
पहाड़ी (‘पहाड़ी’)	(‘pahāṛī’)	mountainous; of the mountain region; of the hill region
पहिला	pahilā	before; ago; previously
पहिले	pahile	ago
पहिलो	pahilo	first
पहेंलो	pahẽlo	yellow
पाँच; ५	pā͂c; 5	five; 5
पाँचौं	pā͂cỗ	fifth
पाइनु	pāinu	acquired (to be a.); to be available
पाइलट	pāilaṭ	pilot
पाइला	pāilā	footprint; footstep
पाइला टेक्नु	pāilā ṭeknu	step (to take a step)
पाउण्ड	pāuṇḍ	pound (sterling)
पाउनु	pāunu	receive (to receive); to become able; to gain; to get; to acquire; to find
पाकिस्तानी	pākistānī	Pakistani
पाक्नु	pāknu	ripen (to r.); to mature; to be cooked
पाखा	pākḫā	arm (upper arm)
पाठ	pāṭḫ	lesson
पाठ गर्नु	pāṭḫ garnu	recite (to r.)
पाठ्य	pāṭḫya	text
पाठ्य पुस्तक	pāṭḫya pustak	text book
पाण्डुलिपि	pāṇḍulipi	scroll of text
पाथी	pātḫī	amount or measure equal to eight mānās in quantity or volume
पानी	pānī	water; rain
पानी धारा आउनु	pānī dḫārā āunu	rain (to rain heavily)
पानी परि परि आउनु	pānī pari pari āunu	rain (to rain lightly)
पानी पर्दैछ	pānī pardêcḫa	raining (it is raining)
पार गर्नु	pār garnu	cross (to cross)
पारि (-पारि)	pāri (-pāri)	across; on the far side of
पार्नु	pārnu	find (to find); to make someone become
पाल	pāl	tent
पालन	pālan	shepherding; fostering; bringing up; maintenance
पालन गर्नु	pālan garnu	shepherd (to s.); to foster; to bring up; to maintain
पाला	pālā	time; go; turn; heydey
पाली	pālī	instance; time
पाल्तु पशु	pāltu paśu	domestic animal
पाल्नु	pālnu	care for (to care for); to look after; to rear; to keep
पासपोर्ट	pās-porṭ	passport
पाहुना	pāhunā	guest
पिंध	pĩdḫa	base; mass
पिउनु	piunu	drink (to drink)
पिकनिक	pik-nik	picnic
पिठ्यूँ	piṭḫyū͂	back (of the body)
पिलो	pilo	boil; skin eruption
पिन्सेन	pinsen	pension
पिरो	piro	spicy; hot and spicy
पीठो	pīṭḫo	flour
पीपल	pīpal	pipal tree
पीर	pīr	worry; anxiety; pain
पीर गर्नु	pīr garnu	worry (to worry); to be axious; to be troubled
पुग-न-पुग	pug-na-pug	almost; not quite there
पुगाउनु	pugāunu	reach (to cause to reach); to cause to get to
पुगिनु	puginu	reached (to be r.); to be arrived at
पुग्नु	pugnu	reach (to reach); to meet the needs; to be adequate; to satisfy the needs; to suffice; to arrive
पुजारी	pujārī	priest
पुण्य	puṇya	merit (religious merit)
पुरानो	purāno	old (things)
पुर्खा	purkḫā	ancestor
पुल	pul	bridge
पुस्तक	pustak	book
पुस्तकालय	pustakālay	library
पुस्ता	pustā	generation (group of people of a certain period)
पूजा	pūjā	worship
पूजा गर्नु	pūjā garnu	worship (to w.)
पूरा	pūrā	whole; complete
पूरै	pūrê	totally complete; fully whole
पूर्णिमा	pūrṇimā	full-moon day
पूर्व	pūrva	east
पूस; पौष	pūs; pôṣ	paush (ninth moth of the Nepali year)
पेट	peṭ	stomach
पैसा	pêsā	money; paisa (one hundredth of one modern rupee)
पोई	poī	husband
पोखरा	pokḫarā	Pokhara
पोथी	potḫī	bird (female bird)
पोल्नु	polnu	burn (to burn—to be burning)
पोहोर	pohor	year (last year)
पैडी	pêḍī	swimming
पैडी खेल्नु	pêḍī kḫelnu	swim (to s.); to do swimming
पौने	pône	less one quarter
प्याक गर्नु	pyāk / pӑk (~“pack”) garnu	pack (to p.)
प्याज	pyāj (~“pyaaj”)	onion
प्याजी	pyājī (~“pyaajee”)	purple; onion-coloured
प्रगति	pragati	progress
प्रजातन्त्र	prajātantra	democracy
प्रदेश	pradeś	state
प्रधानमन्त्री	pradḫān-mantrī	prime minister
प्रवचन	pravacan	speech; lecture
प्रशास्त	praśasta	plentiful; abundant
प्रश्न	praśna	question
प्रहरी	praharī	watchman; police; police officer; guard
प्रहरी थाना	praharī tḫānā	police station
प्रहरीधारा	praharīdḫārā	watchtower
प्राचीन	prācīn	ancient
प्राचीन भाइ	prācīn bḫāi	elder; brother elder
प्रान्त	prānta	province; extreme limit
प्रिय	priya	dear; cherished
प्रियजन	priyajan	dear ones
प्रीति	prīti	love
प्रेम	prem	love; affection
प्रेमिका	premikā	loved one (female); girlfriend
प्वाँख	pwā͂kḫ	plumage
फ
फर्कनु	pḫarkanu	retrieve (to retrieve); to cause to come back again; to cause to return
फर्काउनु	pḫarkāunu	return (to return); to come back again
फर्किनु	pḫarkinu	turn round (to get turned around); to turn oneself round
फटफटाउँनु	pḫaṭapḫaṭāunu	flap (to flap)
फरक	pharak	difference; different
फर्किनु	pḫarkinu	return (to return); to come back
फर्सी	pḫarsī	pumpkin
फल	pḫal	fruit
फलफुल	pḫal-pḫul	fruit (generally)
फल्नु	pḫalnu	fruit (to fruit)
फाँड्नु	pḫā͂ḍnu	smash (to smash); to crack open
फाइदा	pḫāidā	benefit; advantage; gain
फागुन; फाल्गुण	pḫāgun; pḫālguṇ	month 11 of the Nepali year
फाट्नु	pḫāṭ`nu	break down (to b.); to split; to crack
फाल्गुण; फागुन	pḫālguṇ; pḫāgun	month 11 of the Nepali year
फिरिरि	pḫiriri	rippling; trickling
फिर्ता दिनु	pḫirtā dinu	return (to r.); to give back
फिर्ता लिनु	pḫirtā linu	retrieve (to r.); to take back
पिलिम	pḫilim	film
फुकाल्नु	pḫukālnu	loosen (to l.); to take off; to untie
फुक्नु	pḫuknu	blow (to blow); to huff; to puff
फुटाइ दिनु	pḫaṭāi dinu	crush (to crush)
फुटबल	pḫuṭ-bal	football
फुट्नु	pḫuṭnu	flow (to flow); to flow out; to spout forth
फुर्सद	pḫursad	time off; spare time
फुल	pḫul	egg
फुल पार्नु	pḫul pārnu	egg (to lay an egg)
फुल्नु	pḫulnu	flower (to flower); to bloom
फूल	pḫūl	flower
फूलकोपी	pḫūl-kopī	cauliflower
फूलबारी	pḫūl-bārī	flower garden
फेद	pḫed	foot (of a mountain or tree); base (of an altar, etc.)
फेरी	pḫerī	again
फेला पर्नु	pḫelā parnu	found (to be found)
फेला पार्नु	pḫelā pārnu	find (to find)
फोक्सो	pḫokso	lung
फोड्नह	pḫoḍnu	break (to break); to make into smaller pieces
फोन	pḫon	phone; telephone
फोन गर्नु	pḫon garnu	phone (to phone); to telephone; to make a phone call
फोहोर	pḫohor	dirty; unclean
फ्याक	pḫyāk	parts (separate parts)
ब
बगर	bagar	riverbank
बगान	bagān	garden
बगैंचा	bagễcā	garden
बग्नु	bagnu	flow (to flow)
बचाउनु	bacāunu	save (to save); to cause to be saved
बच्चा	baccā	child
बच्चाहरू	baccāharū	children
बटुल्नु	baṭulnu	gather (to gather)
बजाउनु	bajāunu	beat (to beat); to strike; to play a musical instrument
बजार	bajār	bazaar; marketplace
बजे	baje	strikes; o’clock; at … o’clock
बज्यै	bajyê	grandmother
बट्टा	baṭṭā	packet
बढी	baḍḫī	more
बढ्नु (~“बढ़्नु”)	baḍḫnu (~“baṛḫnu”)	advance (to advance); to grow; to increase
बताउनु	batāunu	explain (to explain)
बन	ban	forest
बनाउनु	banāunu	construct (to construct); to make; to mend; to prepare; to form
बन्द	band	shut; closed
बन्द गर्नु	banda garnu	shut (to shut); to close
बन्द हुनु	banda hunu	closed (to be closed); to be shut
बन्दा कोपी	bandā kopī	cabbage
बन्दूक	bandūk	rifle; gun
बन्दूकको गोली	bandūk-ko golī	bullet
बन्दोबस्त	bandobasta	arrangements
बन्नु	bannu	become (to become); to form; to comprise; to constitute; to make up; to be formed into
बयान	bayān	description; account
बरखा	barakḫā	rainy season
बराबर	barābar	equal
बराबरी	barābarī	equality
बरु	baru	but; on the contrary
बर्मा	barmā	Burma
बर्सात	barsāt	monsoon rain
बर्हनु	barhanu	advance (to advance)
बलि	bali	sacrifice; offering
बलियो	baliyo	strong
बलियो गर्नु	baliyo garnu	determined (to be determined)
बल्ल	balla	eventually; at last
बल्ल बल्ल	balla balla	eventually; at last
बस	bas	bus
बस चढ्नु	bas caḍḫ`nu	board (to board a bus)
बस बिसौनी	bas bisônī	bus station
बसाइँ सर्नु	basāĩ sarnu	move (to move house); to move home
बसाउनु	basāunu	sit (to cause to sit); to make someone sit
बस्ती	bastī	village; settlement; hamlet
बस्नु	basnu	live (to live); to reside; to sit; to be settled; to remain; to stay; to keep on
बहिरो	bahiro	clear-sighted
बहिनी	bahinī	sister (younger sister)
बहुमूल्य़	bahumūlya	precious; of great value; valuable
बाँकि	bā͂ki	remaining; remnant; left over
बाँड्नु गर्नु (बाँड़्नु गर्नु)	bāḍnu garnu (bāṛnu garnu)	share (to share; to distribute; to divide
बाँदर	bā͂dar	monkey
बा; बुवा	bā; buvā	father
बाखा	bākḫā	goat
बाख्रा	bākḫrā	goat
बाख्री	bākḫrī	female goat
बाघ	bāgḫ	tiger
बाँच्नु	bā͂cnu	survive (to survive); to be saved
बाजार (बाज़ार)	bājār (bāzār)	bazaar; market
बाजि	bāji	turn; go; time
बाजी	bājī	risk; chance; competition
बाजे	bāje	grandfather
बाज्नु	bājnu	strike (to strike the hour); to beat; to play (play an instrument)
बाट (-बाट)	bāṭ (-bāṭ)	from; by
बाटो	bāṭo	way; course; road; path
बाठो	bātḫo	clever; smart
बादल	bādal	cloud
बाबु	bābu	boy (small boy); little boy
बायाँ	bāyā͂	left (on the left side)
बारम्बार	bārambār	again and again; repeatedly
बारी	bārī	field (dry field); garden
बारै (-को बारै मा)	bārê (-ko bārê mā)	about; regarding; re
बालक	bālak	son
बाली	bālī	crop
बालुवा	bāluwā	sand
बाल्टी	bālṭī	bucket
बाल्यकाल	bālyakāl	childhood
बास	bās	place of lodging; lodging place; residence; residing
बास गर्नु	bās garnu	lodge (to lodge overnight)
बासी	bāsī	stale
बास्ना	bāsnā	aroma
बाहिर	bāhira	outside
बाहुन	bāhun	Brahmin
बाहुला नभाएको अलखा	bāhulā nabḫāeko alakḫā	sleeveless coat
बाहेक (-बाहेक)	bāhek (-bāhek)	excepting; apart from; except for
बिगार्नु	bigārnu	err (to err); to make a mistake; to spoil
बिग्रनु	bigranu	deteriorate (to deteriorate); to become spoilt
बिचरा	bicarā	unfortunate; how sad
बिजी	bijī	busy
बिजुली	bijulī	electricity; lightning
बिट	biṭ	edge; rim
बिटुलो	biṭulo	defiled; spoiled
बिटुलो पार्नु	biṭulo pārnu	defile (to defile)
बिताउनु	bitāunu
बातास; हावा	bātās; hāwā	wind
बितीकै	bitīkê	immediately after; as soon as
बिदा	bidā	farewell; goodbye; leaving; departing; leave; holiday; time off work
बिनती	binatī	request; plea; application
बिनती पत्र	binatī patra	application in written; letter of request or plea
बिना…	binā…	without…
बिनाविश्वास	bināviśvās	without faith
बियार	biyār	beer
बिरलै	biralê	seldom; rarely
बिराउनु	birāunu	err (to err); to make a mistake
बिरामी; बीमारी	birāmī; bīmārī	ill
बिरालो	birālo	cat
बिरूवा	birūbā	sapling; seedling
बिर्सनु	birsanu	forget (to forget)
बिर्सिनु	birsinu	forgotten (to be forgotten)
बिसन्चो	bisanco	ill; unwell
बिस्कुट	biskuṭ	biscuit
बिस्तारै	bistārê	ponderously; very slowly; very carefully
बिस्तारो	bistāro	slowly
बिहा	bihā	marriage; wedding
बिहा गर्नु	bihā garnu	marry (to marry); to wed
बिहान	bihāna	morning
बिहिवार	bihivār	Thursday
बिहे	bihe	marriage
बिहे गर्नु	bihe garnu	marry (to marry)
बीच (-बीच)	bīc (-bīc)	between
बीचबाटोमा	bīc-bāṭomā	midway; en route; on the way
बीमार; बिरामी	bīmār; birāmī	ill; sick; unwell
बीमार	bīmār	illness
बुझिनु	bujḫinu	understood (to be understood)
बुझ्नु	bujḫnu	understand (to understand)
बुद्धिजीवी	buddḫijīvī	intelligent
बुद्धिमान्	buddḫimān`	wise
बुधवार	budḫavār	Wednesday
बुवा; बा	buvā; bā	father
बुहारी; भाउजू (भाउज्यू)	buhārī; bḫāuju (bḫāujyū)	wife of elder brother
बूढा (“बूढ़ा”)	būḍḫā (“buṛḫā”)	old man; aged man; man advanced in years
बूढापा (“बूढ़ापा”)	būḍḫāpā (“būṛḫāpā”)	old age
बूढी (“बूढ़ी”)	būḍḫī (“buṛḫī”)	old woman; wife; aged woman; woman advanced in years
बूढी (“बूढ़ी”) औंला	būḍḫī (“buṛḫī”) ỗlā	old; aged; advanced in years
बूढो (“बूढ़ो”)	būḍḫo (“buṛḫo”)	old; aged; advanced in years
बेंसी	bẽsī	valley; valley floor
बेच्नु	becnu	sell (to sell)
बेर	bera	time
बेला	belā	time; part of day; occasion
बेलायत	belāyat	England; Blighty
बेलुका	belukā	evening
बेस	bes	better; good
बैंक	bễk	bank
बैंस	bễs	youth; period of young adulthood
बैसाख (वैसाख)	bêsākḫ (vêsākḫ)	month 1 of the Nepali year
बोका	bokā	male goat
बोकाउनु	bokāunu	carry (to cause to carry)
बोक्नु	boknu	carry (to carry)
बोक्सी	boksī	witch
बोजु	boju	grandfather
बोट	boṭ	tree
बोतल	botal	bottle
बोरा	borā	sack; bag
बोरी	borī	sack; bag
बोलाउनु	bolāunu	call (to call); to summon; to invite
बोलिनु	bolinu	spoken (to be spoken)
बोल्नु	bolnu	speak (to speak); to talk
बौद्ध	bôddḫa	Buddhist
बौला	bôlā	mad
ब्याटरी	bӑṭarī (byāṭarī)	battery
भ
भगवान	bḫagavān	God
भटमास	bḫaṭ-mās	soybean
भट्टी पसल	bḫaṭṭī pasal	inn
भदौ (भाद्र)	bḫadô (bḫādra)	month 5 of the Nepali year
भनाइ	bḫanāi	utterance; statement
भनिनु	bḫaninu	said (to be said); to be called
भने	bḫane	if; say (“having said”) (placed at the end of the conditional clause)
भनेको	bḫaneko	said (having said); intending; meaning
भनेको X त [/ तर] Y	bḫaneko X ta [/ tara] Y	meant to X, but Y
भनेर	bḫanera	saying (to oneself) and; thinking; recalling
भन्ज्याङ्ग	bḫanjyāṅga	col; mountain pass
भन्दा अघाडि (X-भन्दा अघाडि)	bḫandā agḫāḍi (X-bḫandā agḫāḍi)	before (more forward than X); in front of
भन्दा अघि (X-भन्दा अघि)	bḫandā agḫi (X-bḫandā agḫi)	prior to; (preceding X); before
भन्दा तल (X-भन्दा तल)	bḫandā tala (X-bḫandā tala)	below; (lower than X)
भन्दा पर (X-भन्दा पर)	bḫandā para (X-bḫandā para)	beyond; (further than X)
भन्दा पहिले (X-भन्दा पहिले)	bḫandā pahile (X-bḫandā pahile)	earlier than X; before X
भन्दा माथि (X-भन्दा माथि)	bḫandā māthi (X-bḫandā māthi)	higher than X; above X
भन्नु	bḫannu	say (to say); to tell
भन्सार	bḫansār	customs (as at borders)
भरखर	bḫarakḫar	recently
भरखरै	bḫarakḫarê	just; just now; very recently
भरसक	bḫarasak	as far as possible
भरि	bḫari	full; whole
भरि (X-भरि	bḫari (X-bḫari)	filling; throughout; saturating
भरिया	bḫariyā	porter
भरी	bḫarī	full; whole
भरी दिनु	bḫarī dinu	fill (to fill); to make full
भरे	bḫare	evening (in the evening)
भरे बेलुका	bḫare belukā	this evening
भरोसा	bḫarosā	trust; reliance
भर्ति	bḫarti	recruitment; enrolling
भर्नु	bḫarnu	fill (to fill); to make full
भर्याङ	bḫaryāṅ	ladder (European style with two side rails)
भवन	bḫavan	house
भाँचनु	bḫā͂cnu	break (to fall into pieces or strips)
भाँडा	bḫā͂ḍā	vessel; jar; container; pot
भाँडो	bḫā͂ḍo	vessel; jar; container; pot
भाइ	bḫāi	brother (younger brother)
भाउजू (भाउज्यू); बुहारी	bḫāuju (bḫāujyū); buhārī	wife of elder brother
भाउज्यू (/ भाउजु); बुहारी	bḫāujyū (/bḫāuju); buhārī	wife of elder brother
भाग	bḫāg	part; section; portion; share
भाग्नु	bḫāgnu	flee (to flee); to run away
भात	bḫāt	rice (cooked rice); meal (general term)
भान्सा-कोठा	bḫānsā-koṭḫā	kitchen
भान्से	bḫānse	baker; cook
भारत	bḫārat	India
भारती	bḫāratī	enlisted; enrolled
भारती गर्नु	bḫāratī garnu	enlisted (to e.); to be enrolled
भारती हुनु	bḫāratī hunu	enlist (to e.); to enrol
भारतीय	bḫāratīya	Indian
भारी	bḫārī	load; burden
भाले	bḫāle	bird (male bird)
भाषा	bḫāṣā	language
भाषण	bḫāṣaṇ	discourse; speech; lecture
भिजेको	bḫijeko	damp; wet; wetted; soaked
भिज्नु	bḫijnu	dampen (to dampen); to become wet; to be soaked
भित्ता	bḫittā	wall (interior wall)
भित्ते-घडी	bḫitte-gḫaḍī	clock (wall clock)
भित्र (X-भित्र)	bḫitra (X-bḫitra)	inside X; within X (suffixed postposition)
भिर्नु	bḫirnu	attach (to attach); to strap on
भिसा	bḫisā	visa
भीड (भीड़)	bḫīḍ (bḫīṛ)	crowd
भीत्रो	bḫītro	inside; within
भुल्नु	bḫulnu	forget (to forget)
भुसुकै पार्नु	bḫusukê pārnu	wreck (to wreck)
भुईं	bḫuī͂	floor; ground
भुगोल	bḫugol	geography
भूटान	bḫūṭān	Bhutan
भूत	bḫūt	evil spirit; ghost
भूस्वर्ग	bḫūswarga	heaven on earth (idea)
भेक	bḫek	district; area
भेट	bḫeṭ	meet; encountering; visit
भेटाउनु	bḫeṭāunu	visit (to cause to visit); to bring together
भेट्टाउनु	bḫeṭṭāunu	locate (to locate); to find
भेट्न आउनु	bḫeṭ`na āunu	visit (to come to visit)
भेट्नु	bḫeṭ`nu	meet (to meet)
भेड़ी	bḫeṛī	female sheep
भैंसी	bḫễsī	buffalo
भोक	bḫok	hunger
भोको	bḫoko	hungry
भोजपुरी	bḫoj-purī	Bhojpuri language
भोट	bḫoṭ	Tibet
भोट-बर्मेली	bḫoṭ-barmelī	Tibeto-Burman
भोटिया	bḫoṭiyā	Tibetan
भोलि	bḫoli	tomorrow
भोलिपल्टा	bḫolipalṭā	day after; the next day
भौगोलिक	bḫôgolik	geographical
भ्रमण	bḫramaṇ	tour; rounds; voyage; journey
म
म	ma	I
मकै	makê	maize; corn
मङ्गलवार	maṅgal-vār	Tuesday
मङ्सीर; मार्गशीर्ष	maṅ`sīr; mārgaśīrṣa	month 8 of the Nepali year
मच्चाउनु	maccāunu	stir up (to stir up)
मट्टीतेल	maṭṭītel	kerosene; paraffin
मतलब; अर्थ	matalab; artḫa	meaning
मदत; सहायता	madat; sahāyata	help
मदत गर्नु	madat garnu	help (to help); to give help; to assist
मदेस	mades	Madesh; Terai Region; Taria
मध्य-	madḫya-	mid- (prefixed preposition); central
मध्य (X--मध्य)	madḫya (X-madḫya)	among X (suffixed postposition)
मध्यरात	madḫyarāt	midnight; in the middle of the night
मध्यान्न	madḫyānna	midday
मध्ये (X-मध्ये)	madḫye (X-madḫye)	among X (suffixed postposition)
मन	man	mind; fundamental attitude; ‘heart’
मन पराउनु	man parāunu	like (to like)
मन पर्नु	man parnu	liked (to be liked)
मन लाग्नु	man lāgnu	minded (to be minded to) to want to
मनाउनु	manāunu	celebrate (to celebrate); to memorialize
मन्जुर गर्नु	manjur garnu	approve (to approve)
मन्जुरी	manjurī	approval
मन्त्रालय	mantrālaya	ministry (office)
मन्त्री	mantrī	minister
मन्दिर	mandir	temple; shrine
मर्नु	marnu	die (to die)
मर्म	marma	marrow
मर्मस्पर्शी	marmasparśī	emotive; moving; touching
मसिनो	masino	fine; small
महँगो	mahãgo	costly; expensive; dear
महत्वपूर्ण	mahatvapūrṇa	important
महल	mahal	palace
महान	mahān	great (in grandness); majestic
महान पाल-रक्षक	mahān pāl-rakṣak	Greaat Shepherd
महान शिक्षक	mahān śikṣak	Great Teacher
महान सुयोग	mahān suyog	privilege (grand privilege)
महान सृष्टिकर्ता	mahān sŗṣṭikartā	Creator (Grand Creator)
महानुभव	mahānubḫav	noble-minded
महापवित्र	mahāpavitra	Holy of Holies; Most Holy
महाविद्यालय	mahāvidyālaya	college
महामारी	mahāmārī	pestilence; epidemic; scourge; plague
महाराज	mahārāj	majesty (of king or queen)
महाराज्ञी	mahārājñī	majesty (of king or queen)
महिना	mahinā	month
माँगो	mā͂go	dear; expensive
माँग्नु	mā͂gnu	demand (to demand)
मा	mā	mother
मा (X-मा)	mā (X-mā)	in; at; within; among; inside
माइट	māiṭ	home of a woman’s birth
माइल	māil	mile
माग्नु	māgnu	request (to request); to ask for
माघ	māgḫ	month 10 of the Nepali year
माछा	mācḫā	fish
माझ्नु	mājḫnu	scour (to scour); to scrub
माटो	māṭo	soil; mud; earth
मातृभाषा	mātŗbḫāṣā	mother tongue
मात्र; मात्रै	mātra; mātrê	only
माथिल्लो	mātḫillo	upper
माथी (-माथी)	mātḫī (-mātḫī)	above; over (suffixed postposition); up
मानसिक	mānasik	mental, of the mind
मानसिक झुकाव	mānasik jḫukāv	mental disposition
माना	mānā	mana (measuring 0·7 litres or 20 ounces)
मानिस	mānis	person
मान्छे	māncḫe	person
मान्छे (लोग्नेमान्छे)	māncḫe (lognemāncḫe)	man
मान्छेहरू	māncḫeharū	people
मान्छेहरू (लोग्नेमान्छेहरू)	māncḫeharū (lognemāncḫeharū)	men
मान्नु	mānnu	accept (to accept); to believe; to obey
माफ गर्नु	māpḫ (~“māf”) garnu	forgive (to forgive); to pardon
माफी दिनु	māpḫī dinu	forgive (to forgive); to pardon
माया	māyā	love; affection
माया गर्नु	māyā garnu	love (to love); to have affection
माया मार्नु	māyā mārnu	shun (to shun a friend)
मार्गशीर्ष; मङ्सीर	mārgaśīrṣa; maṅ`sīr	month 8 of the Nepali year
मार्नु	mārnu	kill (to kill)
माल	māl	goods; stores; luggage
मासु	māsu	meat
मास्टर	māsṭar	master; schoolmaster
माहिलो	māhilo	second eldest
मिच्नु	micnu	relocate (to relocate); to move
मिटर	miṭar	metre
मिठाई	miṭḫāī	sweets
मित्र	mitra	friend
मिनेट	mineṭ	minute
मिरमिरे	miramire	early (very early in the morning)
मिलाउनु	milāunu	adjust (to adjust); to arrange; to assemble; to make blend; to bring together; to resolve
मिल्नु	milnu	fit (to fit); to suit; to match; to ressemble; to blend; to work together
मीठो	mīṭḫo	tasty; good-to-taste; sweet sounding
मुख	mukḫ	mouth; face
मुख; अनुहार	mukḫ; anuhār	face
मुख्य	mukḫya	chief; head; prime
मुर्ख्याइँ	murkḫyāĩ	foolishness
मुटु	muṭu	heart
मुठा	muṭḫā	bunch
मुरी	murī	muri (weight or quantity of 20 pātḫīs)
मुरो	muro	log (of wood)
मुश्किल	muśkil	difficult
मुसा	musā	mouse
मूर्ख	mūrkḫa	foolish; fool
मूल	mūl	spring (source of water)
मूला	mūlā	radish
मूसा	mūsā	mouse
मृग	mŗg	deer
मृत	mŗta	dead; deceased person
मेच	mec	chair
मेटिनु	meṭinu	erase (to erase); to wipe out; to rot
मेरो; मेरी; मेरा	mero; merī; merā	my (masc., fem., and plural); mine
मेहनत	mehanat	hard work; diligence
मेहनती	mehanatī	diligent; hard working
मैथिली	mêtḫilī	Maithili language
मैदान	mêdān	field; park
मैलो	mêlo	dirty; filthy
मोक्ष	mokṣa	deliverance; salvation
मोटर	moṭar	motor; motorcar
मोटो	moṭo	fat; thick; plump
मोल	mol	value; price
मोल्नु	molnu	polish (to polish)
मोहर; मोहोर	mohar; mohor	mohar; half-rupee
मोहोर; मोहर	mohor; mohar	mohar; half-rupee
मौरी	môrī	bee
मौसम	môsam	seasonal weather
य
यता	yatā	hither; in this direction; here
यति	yati	such; this much
यती	yatī	Yeti
यदि... भने,	yadi… bḫane,	if… , say, (‘yadi’ may be omitted; ‘bḫane’ is always required.)
यसपालि	yas-pāli	now; this time; in this instance
यसरी	yasarī	thus; so; in this manner
यसो	yaso	thus; so; in this manner
यस्तो	yasto	so; of this type; like this
यहाँ	yahā͂	here
यहीं	yahī͂	here exactly; right here
यातायात	yātāyāt	transport
यात्रा	yātrā	journey; trip
यात्री	yātrī	traveller; voyager; pilgrim
याद	yād	memory
यिनी	yinī	he (M); she (M)
यी	yī	they (M); these (M)
युद्ध	yuddḫa	war
युवती	yuvatī	youth (f); young woman
युवा	yuvā	youth (m); young man
यूरोप	yūrop	Europe
यो	yo	this
योजना	yojanā	plan
य़
र
र	ra	and
रँग	rãg	colour
रक्सी	raksī	wine, liquor; alcohol
रगत	ragat	blood
रङ	raṅ	colour
रमाइलो; खुशी	ramāilo; kḫuśī	happy; enjoyable
रमाइलो गर्नु	ramāilo garnu	happy (to be happy); to enjoy oneself
रमाउनु	ramāunu	happy (to be happy); to rejoice
रहर	rahar	strong desire
रहनु	rahanu	continue (to continue); to remain; to stay
रहस्य	rahasya	secret; puzzle; key point; mystery
राई	rāī	Rai (the ethnic group)
राँगो	rā͂go	buffalo (male buffalo)
राक्रूट	rākrūṭ	recruit
राख्नु	rākḫnu	keep (to keep); to put; to place
राजधानी	rāj-dḫānī	capital
राजनीति	rāj-nīti	politics
राजनैतिक	rāj-nêtik	political
राजमार्ग	rāj-mārga	highway (national highway)
राजा	rājā	king
राडी (/ राड़ी)	rāḍī (/ rāṛī)	blanket
राणा	rāṇā	queen
रात	rāt	night
राति	rāti	night (at night)
रातो	rāto	red
रानी	rānī	queen
रामतोरियाँ	rām-toriyā͂	lady’s fingers; okra
राम्ररी	rāmrarī	well; nicely
राम्रो	rāmro	good; fine; nice
रायो	rāyo	mustard
राष्ट्र	rāṣṭra	nation
राष्ट्रपति	rāṣṭrapati	president (head of nation)
राहदानी	rāh-dānī	passport
रिक्सा	riksā	rickshaw
रिजर्वेशन	rijarveśan	reservation
रित्तो	ritto	empty
रिन (/ ऋण)	rin (/ ŗṇ)	debt; loan
रिस	ris	anger; wrath
रिसाउनु	risāunu	angry (to become angry)
रुक्नु	ruknu	stop (to stop)
रुघा	rugḫā	cold in the head; head cold
रुघा-खोकी	rugḫā-kḫokī	cold and cough
रुचि	ruci	appetite; earnest desire
रुनु	runu	cry (to cry); to weep
रुपियाँ	rupiyā͂	money; rupees
रूख	rūkḫ	tree
रूमाल	rūmāl	handkerchief
रे	re	reportedly; another source says (used as a particle)
रेखा	rekḫā	line; row
रेडियो	reḍiyo	radio
रेल	rel	railway; train
रोक्नु	roknu	stop (to stop); to come to a halt
रेष्टुराँ	reṣṭurā͂	restaurant
रेसम	resam	silk
रोक्नु	roknu	stop (to cause to stop); to bring to a halt
रोगबीमार	rog-bīmār	pestilence
रोटी	roṭī	bread
रोपाइँ	ropāĩ	planting of a crop
रोप्नु	ropnu	plant (to plant)
ल
ल	la	see! there!
लगाउनु	lagāunu	apply (to apply)
लखतरान	lakḫatarān	exhausted
लगाउनु	lagāunu	put on (to put on); to dress with
लज	laj	lodge
लङ्गडो (“लङ्गड़ो”)	laṅ`gaḍo (“laṅ`gaṛo”)	lame
लड़ाई	laṛāī	war; fight
लड़्नु	laṛnu	fall (to fall)
लण्डन	laṇḍan	London
लदाउनु	ladāunu	load (to cause to load); to get loading done
लसून	lasūn	garlic
लाइन	lāin	line; queue
लाई (X-लाई)	lāī (X-lāī)	to X; towards; unto (suffixed postposition)
लाउनु	lāunu	wear (to wear); to be clothed in
लाख	lākḫ	one hundred thousand
लाखौं	lākḫỗ	hundreds of thousands
लागि (X-को लागि)	lāgi (X-ko lāgi)	behalf (on behalf of X); for; in order to (suffixed postposition)
लाग्नु	lāgnu	applied (to be applied); to feel (to be felt); to seem; to start out for; to settle in
लाज	lāj	shame; embarrassment
लाज लाग्नु	lāj lāgnu	shameful (to be felt); to feel embarrassing
लाटो	lāṭo	dumb; stupid
लाद्नु	lādnu	load (to load)
लानु	lānu	bring (to bring); to take along; to carry; to take away
लामो	lāmo	long; extensive
लिएर जाउनु	liera jāunu	take away (to take away)
लिनु	linu	take (to take); to hold
लिम्बु	limbu	Limbu (the ethnic group)
लिस्नु	lisnu	ladder pole
लुगा	lugā	clothes; clothing
लुगा-फाटा	lugā-pḫāṭā	clothes
लुट्नु	luṭnu	plunder (to plunder)
ले (X-ले)	le (X-le)	by (by X: suffixed postposition); because of; due to
लेख्नु	lekḫnu	write (to write)
लेरआउनु	leraāunu	bring (to bring)
लैजाउनु	lējāunu	take away (to take away)
लोग्ने	logne	husband
लोग्नेमान्छे	lognemāncḫe	man
लोटा	loṭā	pot (metal water pot)
लौ	lô	see! there! you see!
ल्याउनु	lyāunu	bring (to bring)
व
वक्ष	vakṣa	breast
वन	van	woodland; forest
वर्ष	varṣa	year
वर्षको	varṣ-ko	years old; aged in years
वहाँ	vahā͂	he / she (H)
वहाँ	vahā͂	there
वहीं	vahī͂	there (exactly there)
वाक्य	vākya	saying; sentence
वातावरण	vātāvaraṇ	environment; atmosphere
वार	vār	day of the week
वालेट	vāleṭ	wallet
वास्तव	vāstav	fact; reality
वास्तवमा	vāstav-mā	actually; really; in fact
विचार	vicār	judgement; opinion; thought
विचार गर्नु	vicār garnu	think (to think about); to consider
विज्ञान	vijñān	science
विदेश	videś	abroad; foreign land
विदेशिनु	videśinu	travel (to travel abroad)
विदेशी	videśī	foreigner; foreign
विद्यार्ती	vidyārtī	student
विद्यालय	vidyālaya	school; college
विभाग	vibḫāg	department
विमान	vimān	aeroplane; airplane; flight
विमानस्थल	vimān-stḫal	airport
विरह	virah	loneliness
विरुद्ध	viruddḫa	against
विशेष	viśeṣ	special; spectacular
विश्वास	viśvās	belief; faith
विश्वास गर्नु	viśvās garnu	believe (to believe)
विश्वासी	viśvāsī	believing; faithful
विश्व-युद्ध	viśva-yuddḫa	world war
विश्वविद्यालय	viśvavidyālaya	university
विश्वास	viśvās	faith; belief
विश्वास गर्नु	viśvās garnu	believe (to believe); to trust
वेटी	veṭī	altar
व्यवसाय	vyavasāy	occupation; trade skill
व्यवहार	vyavahār	treatment; behaviour
व्याकरण	vyākaraṇ	grammar
व्यापार	vyāpār	affair; trade; matter
व्यापारी	vyāpārī	trader
श
शङ्का	śaṅkā	doubt
शङ्का गर्नु	śaṅkā garnu	doubt (to doubt)
शताब्दी	śatābdī	century
शत्रु	śatru	enemy
शनिवार	śanivār	Saturday
शब्द	śabda	word
शरीर	śarīr	body
शहर	śahar	town; city
शाकाहारी	śākāhārī	vegetarian
शान्त	śānta	peaceful; calm
शान्ति	śānti	peace; calmness
शासन	śāsan	administration; rule; regime
शिकार	śikār	victim; prey
शिक्षक	śikṣak	teacher
शिक्षा	śikṣā	teaching; education
शिखर	śikḫar	peak (mountain peak)
शील्ड	śīlḍ	shield
शुक्रवार	śukravār	Friday
शुभ	śubḫ	fine; auspicious
शुभकामना	śubḫakāmanā	wishes (good wishes)
शुभनाम	śubḫanām	given name
शुरु	śuru	start; beginning; commencement
शुरु गर्नु	śuru garnu	start (to start); to make started; to begin; to commence
शुरु हुनु	śuru hunu	started (to be started); to be begun; to be commenced
शून्य	śūnya	zero; empty; nothingness
शेर्पा	śerpā	Sherpa (the ethnic group
श्रवण (साउन)	śravaṇ (sāun)	Month 7 of the Nepali year
श्रापित	śrāpit	cursed
श्रीमती	śrīmatī	wife
श्रीमान	śrīmān	husband
ष
स
सँग (X-सँग)	sãg (X-sãg)	with (with X)
सँग-सँगै	sãga-sãgê	together; as well; and immediately also
सँगीत	sãgīt	music
सँरक्षण	sãrakṣaṇ	preservation; conservation
सँवत	sãvat	calendrical era
सँसार	sãsār	world
सँस्कृति	sãskŗti	culture
सकिनु	sakinu	completed (to be completed); to finish
सके (गरिसकेपच्छि)	sake (garisakepacchi)	having completed (after having completed doing)
सक्नु	saknu	able (to be able to); can
सगरमाथा	sagar-mātḫā	Everest (Mount Everest)
सघाउनु	sagḫāunu	help (to help); to assist
सङ्क्रमित	saṅ`kramit	infected; infectious
सजाय	sajāy	punishment; judicial punishment
सजिलो	sajilo	easy
सजिलोसँग	sajilosãg	easily
सट्टा	saṭṭā	night before; eve
सडक (“सड़क”)	saḍak (“saṛak”)	road; highway; street
सधैं	sadḫễ	always
सन्चो	sanco	well; in good health
सन्तान	santān	offspring; child
सपना	sapnā	dream
सफल	sapḫal	successful; fruitful
सफलता	sapḫalatā	success; fruitfulness
सफा	sapḫā	clean
सफा गर्नु	sapḫā garnu	clean (to clean)
सफाई	sapḫāī	cleaning
सब	sab	all; every
सबभन्दा थुलो	sab-bḫandā tḫulo	greatest; biggest; main; chief
सबै	sabê	all absolutely; every
समतल	samatal	even; level; flat
समय	samay	time
समस्या	samasyā	problem
समाउनु	samāunu	handle (to handle); to touch; to catch; to grasp; to grab
समाचार	samācār	news
समाचार पत्र	samācār patra	newspaper
समात्नु	samātnu	catch (to catch); to grab
समाप्त	samāpta	finished
सम्झना	samjḫanā	memory
सम्झनु	samjḫanu	remember (to remember)
सम्झाउनु	samjḫāunu	remind (to remind); to cause to think; to counsel
सम्झीनु	samjḫīnu	think (to think); to remember
सम्पादक	sampādak	editor; reporter; secretary
सम्पादन	sampādan	commission; performance (execution, enactment)
सम्भावना	sambḫāvanā	possibility
सम्म (X-सम्म)	samma (X-samma)	until; as far as; up to (suffixed postposition)
सम्मान	sammān	honour; respect
सय	say	hundred
सरकार	sar-kār	government
सरकारी	sar-kārī	governmental
सराप	sarāp	curse
सर्वनाश	sarvanāś	disaster; destruction of everything
सल्काउनु	salkāunu	ignite (to ignite); to set light to
सल्लाह	sallāh	advice
सल्लाह दिनु	sallāh dinu	advice (to give advice); to advise
सवा	savā	quarter plus; plus one quarter
ससुराली	sasurālī	in-laws’; home of wife’s parents
सस्तो	sasto	cheap; inexpensive
सस्तोमा	sastomā	cheaply; inexpensively
सहनु	sahanu	endure (to endure); to bear
सहयोग	sahayog	help; assistance; aid
सहयोग गर्नु	sahayog garnu	help (to help); to assist; to aid
साँचो	sā͂co	key
साँचो	sā͂co	true
साँझ	sā͂jḫa	dusk
साँध-सिमाना	sā͂dḫ-simānā	boundary
साँस्कृतिक	sā͂skŗtik	cultural
साइकल	sāikal	cycle; bicycle
साउन (श्रवण)	sāun (śravaṇ)	Month 7 of the Nepali year
साग	sāg	greens
साटो (-को साटो)	sāṭo (-ko sāṭo)	exchange (in exchange for)
साट्नु	sāṭnu	exchange (to exchange); to change
साढे (“साढ़े”)	sāḍḫe (“sāṛḫe”)	half plus; plus one half
सात	sāt	seven
सातमा (X-सातमा)	sāt-mā (X-sāt-mā)	with (with X)
सातौं	sātỗ	seventh
सात्ने (पैसा सात्ने)	sāṭne (pêsā sāṭne)	changer (money changer)
साथी	sātḫī	friend; companion
साथै	sātḫê	moreover; not only that; too
सानो	sāno	small; little
सान्त्वना	sāntvanā	comfort
सामान	sāmān	luggage
सामु जानु (…-सामु जानु)	sāmu jānu (…-sāmu jānu)	approach … (to approach …)
साबास!	sābās!	Well done!
साबुन	sābun	soap
सायत	sāyad	perhaps
सार	sār	essence; quintessence; substance
सारङ्गी / (सारङ्गी	sāraṅgī / sāraṅ`gī	violin (Nepali style); Nepali violin
सारी	sārī	sari (cloth used as a woman’s dress)
सार्नु	sārnu	move (to move); to depart to a new location
साल	sāl	year (especially in dates)
साल (अघि साल)	sāl (agḫi sāl)	year (next year)
साल (पोहोर साल)	sāl (pohora sāl)	year (last year)
साली	sālī	sister (younger sister of wife)
सास	sās	breath
साहिंलो	sāhĩlo	third eldest
साहित्य	sāhitya	literature
साहू	sāhū	merchant; proprietor of a business
साहेब	sāheb	sir (addressing a professional)
साह्रै	sāhrê	extremely
सिंह	sĩh	lion
सिउनु	siunu	sew (to sew)
सिकाउनु	sikāunu	teach (to teach); to cause to learn
सिकाल	sikāl	jackal
सिकिस्त	sikista	gravely
सिक्किम	sikkim	Sikkim
सिक्नु	siknu	learn (to learn)
सिटी	siṭī	whistle
सिटी बजाउनु	siṭī bajāunu	whistle (to blow a whistle)
सित (X-सित)	sita (X-sita)	with (with X)
सिद्धिनु	siddḫinu	finish (to come to a finish); to be completed; to end
सिद्ध्याउनु	siddḫyāunu	finish (to bring to a finish); to bring to completion; to terminate
सिधार्नु	sidḫārnu	depart (to depart)
सिनेमा-घर	sinemā-gḫar	cinema house
सिपालु	sipālu	skillful; clever
सिपाही	sipāhī	soldier
सिमसिमे पानि	sim-sime pāni	rain (light rain); drizzle
सिमाना	simānā	border
सिमी	simī	bean
सिलसिला	sil-silā	sequence; series
सीट	sīṭ	seat
सीत	sīt	dew
सीधा	sidḫā	straight; directly
सीधै	sidḫê	straight; very directly
सुँगुर	sũgur	pig
सुँघ्नु	sũgḫnu	sniff (to sniff); to smell
सुइँ-सुइँ	suĩ-suĩ	whistle of the wind
सुका	sukā	quarter of a rupee
सुख	sukḫ	happiness
सुखाउनु	sukḫāunu	dry (to dry)
सुखी	sukḫī	happy
सुझाव	sujḫāv	suggestion
सुतुरमुर्ग	sutur-murga	ostrich
सुत्नु	sutnu	lie down (to lie down); to sleep
सुत्ने कोठा	sutne koṭḫā	bedroom; room for sleeping
सुदूर	sudūr	remote; very distant
सुधार्नु	sudḫārnu	correct (to correct)
सुन	sun	gold
सुनाउनु	sunāunu	to tell; to cause to be heard; to relate; to recount
सुनिनु	suninu	sound like (to sound like); to be heard
सुन्ताला	suntālā	orange
सुन्दर	sundar	beautiful
सुन्दरी	sundarī	beautiful (female)
सुन्नु	sunnu	hear (to hear); to listen
सुरक्षित	surakṣit	protected; secure; made secure
सुरुवाल	suruwāl	trousers
सुर्ता	surtā	sadness; sorrow
सुविधा	suvidḫā	convenience; privilege
सेउ	seu	apple
सेतो	seto	white
सेलाउनु	selāunu	quench (to quench); to make cooler; to calm down
सोच्नु	socnu	think (to think)
सोध्नु	sodḫnu	ask (to ask)
सोफा	sopḫā	sofa
सोमवार	somavār	Monday
सोर	sor	sound (audible sound)
सोर्नु	sornu	sweep up (to sweep up)
स्कूल	skūl	school
स्थापना	stḫāpanā	establishment
स्थिति	stḫiti	circumstances; situation
स्नान	snān	bath
स्नान गर्नु	snān garnu	bathe (to bathe)
स्याउ	syāu	apple
स्वर	svar	voice
स्वर्ग	svarga	heaven
स्वस्थ	svastḫa	healthy
स्वाद	svād	flavour; taste
स्वादिलो	svādilo	tasty
स्वास्थ्य	svāstḫya	health
स्वास्नी; पत्नी	swāsnī; patnī	wife
स्वास्नीमानिस	swasnīmānis	woman
ह
हगि?	hagi?	OK?; is that so?
हजार	hajār	thousand
हजारौं	hajārỗ	thousands
हजुर	hajur	yes; yes, sir
हजुर?	hajur?	pardon; pardon, sir?
हजुरआमा	hajur-āmā	grandmother
हजुरबा	hajur-bā	grandfather
हट्नु	haṭnu	retreat (to retreat); to hold back
हटाउनु	haṭāunu	remove (to remove)
हडताल (“हड़ताल”)	haḍ-tāl (“haṛ-tāl”)	strike (refusal to work)
हड्डी	haḍḍī	bone
हतपत	hat-pat	haste; hurry
हतार	hatār	haste; hurrying
हतार गर्ने	hatār garne	hasty person; one who is hasty
हप्ता	haptā	week
हराउनु	harāunu	lose (to lose); to misplace; to cause to be lost
हरियो	hariyo	green
हरेक	harek	every; each
हरेक दिन; दिन-दिनै	harek din; din-dine	every day; daily
हल्लाउनु	hallāunu	shake (to shake); to move; to disturb; to stir; to cause to be shaken
हल्लिनु	hallinu	shake (to shake); to be shaken
हवस्	hawas`	O.K.; “I will”, etc.
हवाई जहाज	havāī jahāj	aeroplane; airplane; plane
हसुर्नु	hasurnu	gorge on (to gorge on)
हाँक्नु	hā͂knu	drive (to drive—a motor vehicle)
हाँगा	hā͂gā	twig; branch; shoot; stalk
हाँस	hā͂s	duck
हाँस्नु	hā͂snu	smile (to smile); to laugh
हाकिम	hākim	boss; manager
हाङ्गाच हाँगा	hāṅgā; hā͂gā	branch; twig
हाड (“हाड़”)	hāḍ (“hāṛ”)	bone
हात	hāt	arm; hand
हातमुख	hāt-mukḫ	hands and face
हाथी	hātḫī	elephant
हानीकारक	hānīkārak	injurious; harmful
हान्नु	hānnu	cast (to cast); to throw
हामी; हामीहरू	hāmī; hāmīharū	we
हाम्रो; हाम्री; हाम्रा	hāmro; hāmrī; hāmrā	our (masc.; fem.; plural)
हार्नु	hārnu	lose (to lose—opposite of gaining or winning)
हाल	hāl	events; happenings; what’s happening
हालखबर	hāl-kḫabar	news
हावा; बातास	hāwā; bātās	wind; air
हिंडेर (“हिंड़ेर”) जानु	hĩḍera (“hĩṛera”) jānu	walk (to walk); to go on foot
हिंड्नु (“हिंड़्नु”)	hĩḍ`nu (“hiṛ`nu”)	walk (to walk); to move about; to set out
हिऊँ	hiū͂	snow
हिऊँदो	hiū͂do	winter
हिर्काउनु	hirkāunu	hit (to hit)
हिजो	hijo	yesterday
हिजोआज	hijoāja	nowadays;
हितैषी	hitêṣī	wisher of good; well-wisher
हिन्दी	hindī	Hindi
हिन्तीभाषी	hindībḫāṣī	Hindi speaker
हिन्दुस्तानी	hindustānī	Indian
हिन्दू	hindū	Hindu
हिमाल	himāl	Himalayas
हिमाली	himālī	Himalayan
हिलो	hilo	mud
हिसाब	hisāb	account
हिसाब गर्नु	hisāb garnu	account (to account); to count; to reckon
हीरा	hīrā	diamond
हुकुम	hukum	order; command
हुक्का	hukkā	pipe (for smoking)
हुनाले	hunāle	reason being; because
हुनु	hunu	be (to be)
हुलाक घर	hulāk gḫar	post office
हृदय	hŗday	heart
हेर्नु	hernu	look (to look)
हेरचार गर्नु	her-cār garnu	look after (to look after); to care for
हेरविचार गर्नु	her-vicār garnu	look after (to look after); to care for
है?	hê?	OK? do you get it?
हैजा	hêjā	cholera
हो; अँ	ho; ã	Yes (it is; yes)
होइन।	hoina.	No. (No, it is not so.)
होचो	hoco	short in stature
होटेल	hoṭel	hotel
होला	holā	probably; maybe
होस् गर्नु	hos` garnu	care (to take care); to be careful
दिन १: सोमवार	din 1: somavār	Day 1: Monday
दिन २: मङ्गलवार	din 2: maṅgalavār	Day 2: Tuesday
दिन ३: बुधवार	din 3: budḫavār	Day 3: Wednesday
दिन ४: बिहिवार	din 4: bihivār	Day 4: Thursday
दिन ५: शुक्रवार	din 5: śukravār	Day 5: Friday
दिन ६: शनिवार	din 6: śanivār	Day 6: Saturday
दिन ७: आइतवार	din 7: āitavār	Day 7: Sunday
महिना १: जनवरी	mahinā 1: janawarī	Month 1: January
महिना २: फेब्रुअरी	mahinā 2: pḫebruarī	Month 2: February
महिना ३: मार्च	mahinā 3: mārc	Month 3: March
महिना ४: अप्रिल	mahinā 4: april	Month 4: April
महिना ५: मे	mahinā 5: me	Month 5: May
महिना ६: जून	mahinā 6: jūn	Month 6: June
महिना ७: जुलाई	mahinā 7: julāī	Month 7: July
महिना ८: अगस्त	mahinā 8: agast	Month 8: August
महिना ९: सेप्टेम्बर	mahinā 9: sepṭembar	Month 9: September
महिना १०: अक्टोबर	mahinā 10: akṭobar	Month 10: October
महिना ११: नोभेम्बर	mahinā 11: nobḫembar	Month 11: November
महिना १२: डिसेम्बर	mahinā 12: ḍisembar	Month 12: December

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2 – PRONUNCIATION AND ROMANIZED SCRIPT

Before you decide to learn the Devanagari script in which Nepali is written, you can use a Romanized form of writing. The letters and their pronunciation are shown below, as extracted from:-www.jaspell.uk/sounds_dev_unicode.htm and www.jaspell.uk/devanagari/pron.pdf.

Click on a character in the following chart to hear its sound.

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CLASSIFICATION OF DEVANAGARI SOUNDS

C O N S O N A N T S						V O W E L S
Family	Hard	Soft	Soft	Soft	Hard
	Held Huffed	Held Huffed	Nasals	Semi- vowels	Spirants	Short	Long	Diphthongs
Guttural	ka kḫa	ga gḫa	ṅa	ha	ḥ	a	ā	e ê (ai/ei)
	क ख	ग घ	ङ	ह	:	अ	आ	ए ऐ
					kaḥ	ka	kā	ke kê (kai/kei)
					कः	क	का	के कै
Palatal	ca cḫa	ja jḫa	ña	ya	śa	i	ī
	च छ	ज झ	ञ	य	श	इ	ई
						ki	kī
						कि	की
Cerebral	ṭa ṭḫa	ḍa ḍḫa	ṇa	ra	ṣa	ŗ (rri)	[rrii]
	ट ठ	ड ढ	ण	र	ष	ऋ
		ṛa ṛḫa		-		kŗ (krri)
		ड़ ढ़		ळ		कृ
Dental	ta tḫa	da dḫa	na	la	sa
	त थ	द ध	न	ल	स
Labial	pa pḫa	ba bḫa	ma	va, wa	(ka+)ḥ	u	ū	o ô (ow/au)
	प फ	ब भ	म	व	कः	उ	ऊ	ओ औ
Others			-	͂	kā͂=kā+ ͂	ku	kū	ko kô (kau)
			-		काँ	कु	कू	को कौ
				͂	kĩ=ki+ ͂			k` (=k + no vowel)
					किं			क्

Vowels are nasalized with a moon-dot (chandrabindu) or, if part of the vowel is above the bar, only a dot (bindu). For example, kā͂  काँ and kĩ  किं. The nasal mark is Romanized as ‘  ͂  ’.

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3 – ALPHABET

Vowels and then consonants are in their order of sound classification.

Vowels in Devanagari Alphabetical Order (independent and trailing)

a अ ka क, ā आ kā का, i इ ki कि, ī ई kī की, u उ ku कु, ū ऊ kū कू, ŗ ऋ kŗ कृ, e ए ke के, ê ऐ kē कै, o ओ ko को, ô औ kô कौ, ḥ ः kḥ कः,  ͂  ঁ kã कँ

a sounds mostly like ‘a’ in along, but like ‘o’ in pot in pa, pḫa, ba, bḫa, ma. (Contrast ‘a’ in calculate with ‘a’ in mangetout or wander.)

ā sounds long like ‘a’ in past, father or palm.

The English sound of ‘a’ in apple is written as a long ā with a chandra moon ऑ. We will use ӑ, but yā’ may be used instead, as in tyāksī (taxi).

A similar sound is written as e with a chandra moon ऍ. We’ll show it as ӗ.

i sounds short like ‘i’ in pill.

ī sounds long like ‘ie’ in believe.

u sounds short like ‘u’ in pull.

ū sounds long like ‘oo’ in pool.

ŗ sounds short like ‘ri’ in prickly or prismoidal.

e sounds of medium length like ‘e’ in pen or ‘ay’ in pay.

ê is classified as a long ē , but we’re using ê to show that it sounds like the diphthong ‘ei’ in feint or ‘ai’ in faint. (Many books Romanize ऐ as ‘ai’, but this can be confused with the short vowels ‘a’ and ‘i’ together—अइ)

o sounds of medium length like ‘o’ in told.

ô is classified as a long ō , but we’re using ô to show that it sounds like the diphthong ‘ow’ in now or, rarely, as in owner. (It is often Romanized as ‘au’, but this could be confused with short vowels ‘a’ and ‘u’ together—अउ.)

ḥ (‘visarga’) is abruptly expelled like ‘uhh’ or as ‘ah’ in Judah.

 `  is our Romanization of the halant (or hasanta) mark (্) that shows no vowel is present—as in paḍḫ`nu (not paḍḫanu) (to read).

  ͂  represents the nasalization of vowels, as in a, ã; ā, ā͂; kā, kā͂.

Consonants in the Alphabetical Order of Devanagari

(These are shown with the inherent vowel, ‘a’.)

Guttural:

ka, kḫa, ga, gḫa, ṅa

क, ख, ग, घ, ङ

Palatal:

ca, cḫa, ja, jḫa, ña

च, छ, ज, झ, ञ

Retroflex:

ṭa, ṭḫa, ḍa, ḍḫa, ṇa, ṛa, ṛḫa

ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, ड़, ढ़

Dental:

ta, tḫa, da, dḫa, na

त, थ, द, ध, न

Labial:

pa, pḫa, ba, bḫa, ma

प, फ, ब, भ, म

Semi-vowels:

ya, ra, la, va

य, र, ल, व

Sibilant:

śa, ṣa, sa

श, ष, स

Aspirant:

ha

ह

c sounds like ‘ch’ in ‘chin’.

ḫ is used to indicate that the associated consonant is ‘huffed’. (Compare ‘bh’ in the English word, ‘abhor’.

h is a separate consonant, not like ḫ that is used to ‘huff’ consonants.

Foreign sounds are represented by adding a dot to the closest sounding Devanagari characters. fa = फ़ , qa = क़ , za = ज़ .

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