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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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

ईश्वर

īśvar

God; (sometimes problematically used for: ‘the Lord’)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

ū

he / she (L)

ऊता

ūtā

thither

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ओछ्यान

ocḫyān

bedding

ओरालो

orālo

steep downhill

ओर्लनु

orlanu

descend (to descend); to go down

ओर्लाउनु

orlāunu

lower (to lower); to descend

 

 

 

 

 

औंला

ỗlā

finger; toe

औषधि; दवाई

ôṣadḫi; davāī

medicine

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

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

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ड्राइभर

ḍrāibḫar

driver

 

 

 

 

 

ढिलो

ḍḫilo

slow; late

ढुङ्गा

ḍḫuṅgā

stone; stoneware

ढोका

ḍḫokā

gate; door

ढोल

ḍḫol

drum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

तँ

you (L)

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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-

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

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

nine

नौनी

nônī

butter

नैराश्य

nêrāśya

hopelessness; despair

न्यानो

nyāno

warm

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

see! there! you see!

 

 

 

ल्याउनु

lyāunu

bring (to bring)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

a

ā

e  ê (ai/ei)

 

 

 

:

       

 

 

 

 

 

kaḥ

ka

ke

kê (kai/kei)

 

 

 

 

 

कः

का

के    कै

Palatal

ca   cḫa

ja   jḫa

ña

ya

śa

i

ī

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ki

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

कि

की

 

Cerebral

ṭa   a

ḍa  a

ṇa

ra

ṣa

ŗ (rri)

[rrii]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ṛa  ṛḫa

 

-

 

kŗ (krri)

 

 

 

 

ड़  ढ़

 

 

कृ

 

 

Dental

ta   tḫa

da   dḫa

na

la

sa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labial

pa   pḫa

ba   bḫa

ma

va, wa

(ka+)ḥ

u

ū

o   ô (ow/au)

 

 

 

कः

   

Others

 

 

-

  ͂  

kā͂=kā+ ͂ 

ku

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 ,  ā आ  का,  i इ ki कि,  ī ई  की,  u उ ku कु,  ū ऊ  कू,  ŗ ऋ  कृ,  e ए ke के,  ê ऐ  कै,  o ओ ko को,  ô औ  कौ,  ḥ ः kḥ कः,  ͂    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 .  We will use ӑ, but ’ may be used instead, as in tyāksī (taxi).

A similar sound is written as e with a chandra moon . 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 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.)

(‘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; , 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,    

Palatal:

  ca,   cḫa,   ja,   jḫa,   ña

   च,     छ,    ज,    झ,   

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,    

Labial:

  pa,   pḫa,   ba,   bḫa,   ma

   प,     फ,     ब,     भ,     

Semi-vowels:

  ya,    ra,    la,    va

   य,    र,     ल,    

Sibilant:

  śa,    ṣa,    sa

   श,    ष,   

Aspirant:

  ha

   

 

c sounds like ‘ch’ in ‘chin’.

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

h is a separate consonant, not like 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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