Documenta Nepalica

Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
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ID Word Notes Type
2791 cautāro n. platform for sitting on, usually erected under a tree or at crossroads. t.t.
2872 caũrī [fr. S. camarī] var. caurī; n. yak's tail; a fly-whisk (see also cãvara / camara). t.t.
2909 cā̃dī [fr. S. candrikā] var. cādī; n. silver. t.t.
2997 cãvara / camara var. cavara; n. yak's tail; a fly-whisk (see also caũrī). t.t.
2572 CB title of a member of the third class (Companion) of "The Most Honourable Order of the Bath", founded by King George I in 1725 and restructured in 1815; other classes are: GCB and KCB. t.t.
1794 cepāṅ var. cepāṃ, cepāṃga; n. Chepang, an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Mahabharat mountain range of central Nepal. t.t.
1979 chāpa n. 1) seal, stamp. 2) stamped item. 3) land granted by the state to individuals on a life-time basis in return for service (Adhikari 1984: 347; M.C. Regmi 1978: 855; M.C. Regmi 1995: 76; M.C. Regmi 2002: 298) . 4.) emolument in the form of land, specifically to Thāpās, i.e. Magars? (Parājuli et al. 1995: s.v. "5. ... thāpāko khāngī"). t.t.
1763 chāpachapyālī var. chāpachapeli, chāpachapālī, chāpchapyālī; n. holder of a chāpa (birtā)? t.t.
2584 chāpīṃ n. meaning of the term chāpīṃ is not entirely clear. We assume that it is derived from the Newari term chyāpaṃ/chyākaṃ meaning “commission, profit” (Koelver/Shresthacarya 1994 s.v. chyākaṃ and chyāpaṃ ). In MA-54 2.13, , the term seems to be rather applied to a government official who in the context of a private land sale arranges that the sale does not take place between the initial parties, but between the seller and an outbidder, most probably receiving a commission from the outbidder for his sanction of the sale. t.t.
2883 chāprī var. chāparī; n. a metall vessel for storing pūjā materials. t.t.
2581 chaudharī n. a revenue collection functionary at the paragannā level in the Tarai districts. #AZ@#SC: plz check against caudhari (ID 1160 caudhari) t.t.
139 Chebhaḍela n. government institution responsible for building and renovating state houses and properties (M.C. Regmi 1978: 856; M.C. Regmi 1978: 226); “The Chhebhadel according to Brian Hodgson, was a tribunal for the settlement of all disputes relating to houses which did not possess criminal jurisdiction. The chief of this office Chhibha collected taxes and payments as well from the inhabitants of Kathmandu, as well as from traders visiting the town from outside. He was in charge of the supply of fuelwood to the royal palace. He also caught cattle, goats, sheep and horses which were let loose in the field and handed them over to the royal cattle sheds.“ (M.C. Regmi 1970 (No. 5): 125). t.t.
2595 Chipa [New., San. Rañjitakāra] n. a Newar caste whose members are cloth dyers by profession. t.t.
2575 chipochāpo n. tax on dyers and printers of cloth (RRS 15.10 [October 1983], p. 145). t.t.
2983 chiṭa var. chīṭa; n. chintz, printed calico. t.t.
2801 chohorā var. choharā, chohārā; n. 1) date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.). 2) dried date. t.t.
2702 Choṭī Guṭhī Kharca Aḍḍā n. regional office responsible for managing the expenses of the guṭhīs working under the head of the Guṭhī Bandobasta Aḍḍā. t.t.
2695 Choṭī Jaṅgī Kotavālī var. Choṭī Jaṅgī Koṭavālī, Choṭī Jaṅgī Koṭvālī; n. regional army station. t.t.
2921 churī var. churi; n. knife. t.t.
2715 chuṭaguṭhī / chūṭaguṭhī n. royal guṭhī endowment administered by individuals, abolished in 1972 (M.C. Regmi 1999a: 234; cf.: Regmi 1978: 856). t.t.
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