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ID Word Notes Type
1909 khamārī n. pole to tie elephants; see Locke 2006: 181ff. and Bajracharya/Khatiwoda/Michaels 2015: 96-105. t.t.
975 khānagī / khānkī / khāngī n. 1) salary, wages, or an annual emolument. 2) emoluments of government employees and functionaries, generally in the form of land assignments (M.C. Regmi 1978: 227; cf. M.C. Regmi 1978: 860; Adhikari 1984: 351). 3) rents accruing from the lands assigned to jāgiradāras (cf. M.C. Regmi 1965: 18-19). t.t.
2286 khāpre [F. S.] var. khāprā; n. zinc. t.t.
2188 kharadāra / kharidāra [fr. P.] var. kharīdāra, ṣaridāra; n. secretary, official scribe, office superintendent (cf. Kumar 1967: 166). t.t.
1985 kharitā var. ṣaritā, ṣalitā; n. a letter in the context of diplomatic communication; a letter with ornamental covering to or by a person of rank (cf. Stiller 1981: 380). t.t.
430 kharka var. kharaka; n. raikara land supplied as pasture for cattle, pasture land around a village. t.t.
2679 kharuvā var. khaḍuvā, kharūvā; n. coarse red cotton cloth. t.t.
2321 khātā n. an account book, ledger, especially of a creditor. t.t.
1832 khatachita var. ṣatchit, ṣatachita, khatchit; n. fine for illicit sexual relations (Gaborieau 1977: 253 n. 59; cf. also Bouillier 1991: 11). t.t.
2920 khatāra / khatārī n. dagger, small sword. t.t.
1840 khātira [fr. A.] var. ṣātira; 1) n. respect. 2) ppn. for. t.t.
436 khātirajamā / khātirajāmā [fr. A.] var. khātirjmā, ṣātīrajāmā; n. 1) faith in a person or to one's own duty. 2) confidence. 3) good conduct. 4) "sympathy, pity" (Turner 1931: s.v. khātirjāmā). t.t.
2297 khavāsa var. khavāsyā, khavāse; n. 1) a member of the servant caste Khavāsa. The Mulukī Ain (MA-54.126.7) refers to three kinds of khavāsas, namely a) kariyā khavāsa, b) emancipated khavāsa and c) pasuvā khavāsa. The section indicates that the pasuvā and emancipated khavāsas are considered as equal to the Non-enslavable Alcohol-drinking Caste whereas, the kariyā khavāsas are equal to members of the Enslavable Alcohol-drinking Castes. According to NBŚ (s.v. khavāsa) and Wilson (1855: s.v. Khawás), khavāsa are personal attendants of a person of rank, treated as family members. M. C. Regmi (RRS 19.11-12, pp. 171-172) argues that despite the fact that khavāsa were technically slaves, they could occupy high positions in the military and civil administration of the Gorkhali state. t.t.
2290 khā̃ḍī n. a type of blanket (worn as a cloak) knitted in a loom t.t.
2875 khãgālo var. khagālo; n. a particular silver necklace. t.t.
1957 kheta [fr. S. kṣetra] var. khet, kheṭ; n. 1) irrigated land in the hill region suitable for the cultivation of rice and wheat. 2) a measure of land in the hill region equal to 25 ropanīs or 100 murīs (ca. 1.25 hectares) (M.C. Regmi 1999: 136-137 ; cf. M.C. Regmi 1999: 234 ; M.C. Regmi 1978: 162 ; M.C. Regmi 1978: 227 ; M.C. Regmi 1978: 860 ; M.C. Regmi 1995: 77; Adhikari 1984: 351; M.R. Pant 2002: 133; Whelpton 1991: 284 ). t.t.
2184 khetamuri var. ṣetamuri, ṣetamurī; n. unit of land measurement in the hill region, comprising 1/4 ropanī with 100 khetamuris in 1 kheta. The area varied according to the grade: 1190 sq. ft. for lands of the best grade, and 1339 sq. ft., 1487 sq. ft., and 1785 sq. ft. for lands of inferior grades. see muri / murī 1). t.t.
2566 khidamat [A.] n. 1) service, attendance; 2) employment, appointment, duty. 3) office. t.t.
1447 khillata [fr. A] n., var., khlilla, khillat: robes or decoration of honor conferred on a dependent. “Robes. Apparel of honour.“ (Adhikari 1984: 351 ); "robes of honor conferred on a dependent" (Michael 2012: 132); a ceremonial silk or cotton robe, which is richly adorned and given as a sign of highly respected hounour guests or other persons. They are also considered as gifts awarded in return for service from tributary states. t.t.
2788 kholākheta n. 1) wet-rice field on the banks of a river or irrigated by river water. 2) wet-rice field of alluvial soil, bottomland. t.t.
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