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Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
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ID Word Notes Type
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.
3085 chogyal Tib. chos rgyal, "Dharma King", the title of the king of Sikkim. 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.
2792 cilāune var. cilāūnyā; n. the needle wood tree (Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth.); see Manandhar 2002: 415; Shrestha 1998: 17. t.t.
3032 citāīdāra [N.] n. caretaker, manager. The documents referred to by M. C. Regmi in which the term occurs indicate that it is often used for persons entrusted with the oversight or managment of temples (M. C. Regmi 1971 (No. 2): 80; M. C. Regmi 1972 (No. 4): 130), guṭhīs (M. C. Regmi 1988 (No. 6-7): 76) or crown land (Regmi 1976 (No. 2): 36). t.t.
2599 Citrakāra [New. Pũ] n. a Newar caste whose members are painters by profession, and are considered inferior to the Jyāpu castes (MA-54 145.10). t.t.
2081 ciṭṭhā n. "A memorandum, a rough note or account, rough journal or day-book. Pay of public servants [...]" (Wilson 1855: 114 s.v. chiṭṭhá) t.t.
2893 ciuli var. cyuli n., Turner 1931 s.v. ciuli: A fine shining cloth worn by women. t.t.
2103 ciurā [fr. S. cipiṭa / cipuṭa?] var. cihurā; n. beaten rice, rice flakes. t.t.
2470 colo n. upper part of a woman's dress, wrap-around blouse tightened with four strabs. t.t.
2329 CSI title of member of the third class (Companion) of the "Most Exalted Order of the Star of India", an order founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. Other classes are: GCSI and KCSI. t.t.
2628 cula var. cul, cura, cu; n. unit of land measurement, one fourth of a ropanī or khā. t.t.
2933 culesī var. culyāsī; a long curved blade for cutting and preparing vegetables for cooking. t.t.
2694 curā / curo n. bracelet, bangle, made of metal or glass. t.t.
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