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Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
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2294 lājimā ḍiṭṭhā n. auxiliary or non-combatant personnel in a Gorkhali Company; (M.C. Regmi 1999: 137 ). The Mulukī Ain distinguishes three categories of the ḍiṭṭhās; jaṅgī kote Diṭṭhā (probably, combatant personnel), lājimā ḍiṭṭhā and the ḍiṭṭhā in charge of Elephant or horse stable or cowshed (MA-54.31.11). t.t.
2252 lākha [S.] n. one hundred thousand. t.t.
3052 lāla n. a unit of weight and standard measure for gold and silver comprising of 1/100th of a tolā or 1/10th of a māsā. t.t.
992 lālamohara var. lālmohara, lālamohar, lālmohora; abbreviated mohara; n. royal document bearing the red seal. t.t.
2564 lālamohara daskhata var. lālamohara daskhat; n. a document bearing the red seal of the Śāha king (lālamohara) and the signature (daskata / daskhata) of the prime minister. t.t.
2995 lālaṭina / lālaṭinī / lālatena [fr. E. lantern] var. lālṭeṃ; n. a lantern. t.t.
2165 lāmā [fr. T. blama] 1) n. priest of the Tibetan Buddhist religion. 2) one of the cārajāta clans of the Guruṅ. t.t.
2542 lapṭana / lephṭena [fr. E.] var. lephṭen, lephaṭeṃ, lephaṭaina, lephṭaṃ, lephṭeṃṭa, lephaṭenaṭa; n. lieutenant, according to Kumar below major adjutant (mejara ajiṭana) and above kharadāra / kharidāra (Kumar 1967: 100). t.t.
1910 lāṭha sāheba var. lāṭha sāhaba, lāṭha sāhap; n. the governor-general of British-India t.t.
2590 lavaṭa [fr. New.] n. a term used for mixed castes originating from hypergamous unions among Newars. t.t.
2989 lãgauṭī var. lagauṭā; n. a loin-cloth. t.t.
3025 lā̃kurī var. lākuri, lākurī; n. Himalayan manna ash (Fraxinus floribunda Wall.), large deciduous tree often planted around villages in central and eastern Nepal (Manandhar 2002: 238–239). t.t.
2401 le. karṇaila [E.] abbr. for Lieutenant colonel. t.t.
2573 lekhanadāsa [S.] n. person or officer who scribes documents for private or official transactions. t.t.
2539 lephṭena janarala [fr. E.] lephaṭeṃṭa janarala; n. lieutenant general, military rank below general (janarala) and above major general (mejara janarala) (cf. Kumar 1967: 66, 98). t.t.
2540 lephṭena karṇela [fr. E.] var. lephṭeṃṭa karnela; n. lieutenant colonel, military rank below major generals (mejara janarala) and above colonel (karṇela) (cf. Kumar 1967: 66, 98). t.t.
2187 lihalagata var. gatalīhal, gatalihala, gataliha; adj. 1) current legal currency. 2) legally borrowed (money) with a written agreement (cf. NBŚ s.v. lihala). t.t.
2198 likhitam [S.] var. likhitama, likhītama, likhita; 1) adj. written. 2) n. a written document (as evidence). t.t.
2579 liphā [A.] n. blank document bearing a client's signature, thumbprint or seal. lt is handed over to an attorney, scribe or any other authorised person to be drawn up for the purpose specified by the client. t.t.
995 lohakarmī [S.] var. lohakarmi; n. 1) stonecutter, stoneworker (Parājulī et al. VS 2052: s.v. loha, M.C. Regmi 1978: 861); 2) blacksmith, metallworker (cf. lohāra and kāmī). t.t.
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