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ID Word Notes Type
3050 hariñcakra [fr. S.] n. A metal plate placed above the toraṇa atop the main door of the sanctum of the Buṅgadyaḥ chariot, depicting a wheel in a triangle flanked by a pair of deer. t.t.
3036 hastānakṣatra [S.] n. the 13th of the 27 (or 28) nakṣatras. t.t.
3081 haste [fr. S. hasta] adv. care of; through; t.t.
2131 hāta An area measurement unit equal to 24 aṅgula (see MA article 5, section 38-40). t.t.
2154 hāta n. measurement of length equal to 24 aṅgulas or half a gaja. t.t.
2831 hātahatiyāra var. hātahatīyāra; n. hand weapon, small arms. t.t.
2877 hatara var. hattara; n. a small metall water jar, a small gāgrī. t.t.
1894 hāttīsāra n. 1) elephant stable; 2) office in charge of the royal elephants. t.t.
1912 havelī var. haveli; n. enclosed mansion. t.t.
2543 haviṣya [S.] var. haviṣye; n. 1.) fit for offering into the sacrificial fire, pure. 2) sacrificial substance esp. caru (mixture of barley, sesamum, rice and ghee). 3) pure food eaten on the first day of vrata, prāyaścitta, multi-day fire sacrifice (yajña) or similar ritual. t.t.
1799 Hāyū var. hāyu; n. an ethnic group; classified in the Mulukī Ain as "Enslavable Alcohol-Drinkers" (Höfer 2004: 9). t.t.
2241 hindu dhobī n. untouchable caste fellows who have the profession of laundry washing.The Mulukī Ain classifies the caste of Hindu Dhobī as the 9th lowest (superior to Cyāmes, Poḍhes, Vādīs, Gāinyās, Damāī̃s, Kadārās, Kāmī, Sārkī and Kulu) among the Untouchable castes (MA-54.160.9). t.t.
2798 hiṭicauke var. hiṭicoke; n. an official working in the hiṭīcoka. t.t.
2333 hiṭīcoka bhansāra office for collecting levies, which must have been located in the Hiṭīcoka of Kathmandu, a quadrangle of Hanumānḍhokā palace that has nowadays dissappeared. t.t.
2340 huddā n. a low ranking military or police functionary who could also be assigned to civilian offices. Others of military rank who might perform civilian duties included colonels, captains, subedars, laptans (lieutenants), kumbhedans, majors, hawaldars, amaldars, and sipahis (Edwards 1975: 108 ). t.t.
2507 huddā [lw. H. ohdā from A.]; n. senior non-commissioned military officer; equivalent to habaladāra (Adhikari 1984: 349; Turner 1931: s.v.); below the jamadāra and above the sipāhī. t.t.
2882 huḍkā n. hour-glass drum of West-Nepal (Tingey 1990: 224). t.t.
2438 hukuma [P.] n. a royal order, either from the king or the Rāṇā prime minister bearing the title of king (śrī 3 mahārāja). t.t.
2077 hulāka n. system of transportation for official mail and civil and military supplies through relays of porters. t.t.
2513 hulākī 1) n. a porter of the hulāka system; 2) adj. pertaining to hulāka. t.t.
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