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| ID | Word | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 2421 | caturdaśī | [S.] n. fourteenth day of a lunar fortnight, one of the parvan days and often connected with Śaiva worship. | t.t. |
| 2075 | caturmāsa | [S.] n. period of four month between Hariśayanī Ekādaśī (11th day of the bright fortnight of Āṣāḍha) and Haribodhinī Ekādaśī or Prabodhinī (11th day of the bright fortnight of Kārttika) for penance, recitation and ritual vows. | t.t. |
| 2941 | caturthī | [S.] n. lit. "the fourth". 1) the fourth lunar day (tithi) of a fortnight. 2) the dative case. 3) sāṅge, ritual performed for concluding a ritual complex as e.g. a festival, observance or recital of a text, often done on the fourth day after the end. | t.t. |
| 3023 | caubīsī rājya | lit. the "twenty-four principalities"; a group of allied petty kingdoms that existed in the Gandaki basin prior to their conquest by the Śāha rulers, lists differ (for a comparison, see Stiller 1973: 68–69); see also Caubīsī Rājya. | t.t. |
| 1160 | caudhari | var. caudharī; n. 1) overseer, headman. 2) | t.t. |
| 3005 | caura | n. an open space; grassland; pasture ground. | t.t. |
| 901 | cautariyā | var. cautarīyā; n. 1) in the early Shah period, a royal collateral appointed as principal officer of the state, often kings' second and third sons; 2) later a title with no specific functions attached, granted to several male descendents of the Śāha kings at a time. Cautarīyās held different higher administrative posts, like governors (cf. Adhikari 1984: 98–99; Kumar 1967: 164-165; J.C. Regmi 1981: 32–35; M.C. Regmi 1995: 42-43); descendents of different Śāha kings of earlier periods could be nominated thus. | t.t. |
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