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| ID | Word | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2097 | caite dasaĩ | var. caityā dasai, caitra dasai, caitrā dasai; n. festival to worship the goddess Durgā as slayer of the buffalo demon, held in the bright half of the spring month of Caitra. Cf. dasaĩ / daśaĩ. | t.t. |
| 2653 | caitrāṣṭamī | [S.] var. caitra aṣṭamī; n. eighth lunar day of the bright fortnight of the month of Caitra and major day of the Caitedasaĩ festival. | t.t. |
| 2156 | cākacakuī | var. cākacakui, cāṣa caṣui; n. often translated as "adultery" or "fine for adultery" (see e.g. M.C. Regmi 1982: 135; cf. Śarmā VS 2032: s.v. cākacakuī) and sometimes as "incest" (cf. Bhaṭṭarāī and Dāhāla VS 2041: s.v. cāka cakuī) the word also denotes forms of marriage among different ethnic groups which are not in accordance with the Hindu ideal of marriage (see Stiller 1976: 174). According to the Mulukī Ain, the punishment for members of Enslavable castes was the enslavement of the man (cāka) and the woman (cakuī or cakuī) (see Fezas 1986: 173 with reference to the Mulukī Ain, ch. 86"māsinyā jyū amālile lināko" [MA-KM VS 2022: 367-68], for further details, see note in DNA_0014_0028). | t.t. |
| 1849 | cākhuro / cyākhuro | var. cākhurā; n. a certain bird, probably Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar [Gray]), according to Turner 1931 (s.v. cākhuro): red-legged partridge [Alectoris rufa]. See commentary to DNA_0013_0070. | t.t. |
| 2002 | cakrapūjā | [S.] var. cakrapujā; n. lit. "worship in a circle", a ritual performed by the Kanphaṭṭās in an annual cycle in different localities in Kathmandu Valley (see Unbescheid 1980: 109-127 and passim). | t.t. |
| 3073 | calānī | var. calāni; n. a note or letter pertaining to an order or consignment (calāna); an invoice, a letter of dispatch; committal. | t.t. |
| 2874 | camcā | [H.] var. camacā; 1) n. a large spoon. 2) ladle. | t.t. |
| 2410 | canāro | [fr. Pa. cundakāro] var. cunāra; n. maker of wooden vessels. | t.t. |
| 2489 | canauṭo | [candana + auṭo] var. canauṭā; n. flat stone on which sandal-wood is rubbed in the preparation of sandal-paste. | t.t. |
| 2730 | candana | [S.] also known as śrīkhaṇḍa; n. 1) sandalwood (Santalum album L.). 2) ointment (anulepana) offered as one of the upacāras in worship. | t.t. |
| 2858 | candanakhorī | [candana + khorī] var. caṃdanaṣorī; n. a small vessel for keeping sandalwood paste (candana). | t.t. |
| 2109 | caṇḍī | [S.] n. 1) "the fierce one," name for a goddess, often for Durgā. 2) also (Durgā)saptaśatī; recitational form of the Devīmāhātmya, popularly recited on occasion of the Dasaĩ festival. | t.t. |
| 2633 | capāḥ | [fr. new. capārha] var. capari, capariṃ, capāta, capāra, capāla; n. 1) a roofed resting place, now called Dharmaśālā, rest-house (Malla 2000: 113). 2) a community-owned building used for organizing feasts or community meetings found exclusively in Jyāpu localities. (#new#RS) | t.t. |
| 2662 | capāḥchẽ | n. community building or assembly hall. See also capāḥ (#new#RS) | t.t. |
| 2871 | caparāsa | [H.] var. caprāsa; n. 1) metal badge or plate (worn as identification by messengers). 2) belt-clasp, buckle. | t.t. |
| 2610 | cāra adālata | the four central courts located near each other at Kathmandu, their names being Iṭācapalī, Koṭiliṅga, Ṭaksāra, and Dhanasāra. Their jurisdictions are not clear, and they performed some executive functions as well (Edwards 1975: 113; M.C. Regmi 2002: 300). | t.t. |
| 1729 | cāradāma ṭhekī | var. cārdām ṭhekī; n. 1) A cash levy on rice-fields in the hill region. 2) A fee paid by a tenant to the landowning or local elites on the confirmation or renewal of his tenure (cf. M.C. Regmi 1978: 161). | t.t. |
| 2822 | carasa | n. a cannabis product made from the resin of the live plant (Cannabis sativa L. or Cannabis indica Lam.) rubbed between the hands. | t.t. |
| 2973 | carsā rakama | n. a tax on hides and skins. | t.t. |
| 2098 | caruvā | [fr. H. carvāhā] var. caruvāhī; n. herdsmen, grazier, cowherd. | t.t. |
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