Documenta Nepalica

Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
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ID Word Notes Type
2212 kanaphaṭṭā var. kānaphaṭā, kānphaṭā; n. an ascetic of the Gorakhanātha tradition. t.t.
2988 kānlo var. kā̃llo; n. "a boundary line of stones or earth (less frequently of bamboo or shrubs) dividing two fields" (Turner 1931: s.v.). Is kālho (DNA_0013_0023) a variant spelling? t.t.
2845 kaṇṭhā [S.] var. kaṃthā; n. a gold necklace; necklace (of large beads); specif. a necklace 27 or 32 gilded rudrākṣa seeds. t.t.
2496 kānugoi n. a local official responsible for tax collection and record-keeping in the Terai regions. t.t.
2733 kanyāpūjā [S.] n. worship of girls as self-sustained ritual or as a part of other rituals, typically including the gift of new clothes and feeding the girls. t.t.
2262 kapālī-tamasuka n. bond without surety. t.t.
1993 kaparadāra var. kapardāra; n. high ranking official, chamberlain, described as the chief of the royal household, the keeper of the king's wardrobe, and the one in charge of jewelry and other valuable items in the palace (M.R. Pant 2002: 133; Kumar 1967: 166). “Hodgson called him the "controller of the Royal Household" and "a gentleman of rank" whose office then was known as Kot Bhandar or Kadel Chowk.“ (Edwards 1975: 106). t.t.
2793 kāphala var. kāphlā; n. box myrtle (Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don), evergreen tree with edible fruits (Manandhar 2002: 328). t.t.
1955 kaptāna [fr. E.] var. kapatān; n. captain, a commissioned army officer (Adhikari 1984: 351 ; cf. M.C. Regmi 1978: 227), below major captain (mejara kāptana) and above major adjutant (Kumar 1967: 100). t.t.
2903 karāhī var. karāī; n. a large cooking pot, cauldron. t.t.
1987 karaṇa [S.] n. a division of time and one of the calendric parameters of the pañcāṅga, with two karaṇas being equal to a lunar day. There are eleven named karaṇas. t.t.
2295 kārigara n. someone who is skilled in operating or making machines, or in making sculptures. t.t.
1958 kārindā [fr. P. kāranda] var. kārīṃdā, kārīndā; n. clerk or low-ranking official. t.t.
396 kariyā var. kariya; n. a slave working in house, a servant t.t.
2885 karmapātra [S.] var. karammapātro; n. "ritual vessel", a bowl installed at the beginning of a ritual by filling in water, kuśa, barley, sesamum seeds, akṣatā, flowers etc.; used while performing a saṃkalpa, viniyoga etc. t.t.
2589 karmī var. karmi; n. artisan working with wood, stone or metal. t.t.
2884 karnāla var. karanāla; n. a long natural trumpet made of copper (Tingey 1990: 67 and passim). t.t.
967 karṇela [fr. E.] var. karṇaila, karnela, karnala; n. colonel, military rank below lieutenant colonel (lephṭena karṇela) (cf. Kumar 1967: 66, 98). t.t.
2474 kārobārī var. kārabārī, kāravari; n. 1) a trader, businessman; 2) a steward, paymaster; 3) a “member of the village council under the kipat system in Pallokirat.“ (M.C. Regmi 1978: 860) t.t.
2463 karpana n. a sum of five rupees taken by the court as a fee from each party. By paying the litigants express their will to have the case decided by ordeal. t.t.
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