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| ID | Word | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2812 | navagraha | [S.] var. naugratha; n. lit. "the nine seizers", the nine heavenly bodies and deities, i.e. Sun (Sūrya), Moon (Candra), Mars (Maṅgala), Mercury (Budha), Jupiter (Bṛhaspati), Venus (Śukra), Saturn (Śani), the ascending (Rahu) and descending (Ketu) nodes of the moon. | t.t. |
| 2639 | navarātra / navarātri / navarātrī | [S.] var. naurātrī; n. lit. "nine nights", period of nine lunar days on which goddess Durgā is worshipped; Dasaĩ. | t.t. |
| 568 | nāyaba | [fr. A.] var. nāeva, nāaiva; adj. deputy, assistant. | t.t. |
| 2770 | nega | n. 1) customary present. 2) present given on certain occasions such as marriage or Dasaĩ to a member of the Damāī̃ community. | t.t. |
| 2915 | nela | n. fetter. | t.t. |
| 2976 | Nepāla Tārā | n. The Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal, instituted by King Tribhuvana Vīra Vikrama Śāha on 19 November 1918 to reward military services (http://www.royalark.net/Nepal/orders.htm). | t.t. |
| 1828 | nevārakumhāle | var. nevāryākuhmāla; n. Newar potter caste. | t.t. |
| 3054 | nhavaṃ | [New.; Skt. mahāsnāna] n.; The bathing ceremony of Buṅgadyaḥ which takes place in Lagankhel on the first day of the dark fortnight of Vaiśākha. | t.t. |
| 1857 | nigāha | n. favour shown towards inferiors. | t.t. |
| 2547 | nijāmata | [fr. Pers.] n. civil administration. | t.t. |
| 2546 | nijāmatī | [nijāmata + ī] var. nijamati; adj. civil (as opposed to jaṅgī, military). | t.t. |
| 2588 | nikāsā | n. consent from a higher authority. | t.t. |
| 2115 | nimeka | var. nimyāka, nimek; n. 1) value of the labour of a slave or peon. 2) compensation (cf. RRS 39: 321, MA 1854/80 §1). | t.t. |
| 2008 | niśāna / niśānā / nisāna / nisānā | [fr. P.] var. nisān, nīsān; n. 1) mark, sign, landmark. 2) standard, banner, military colours (Chaulagain 2013: 248; Stiller 1981: 381; Whelpton 1991: 285). 3) banner carried in front of an army unit, worshipped daily by the officer who carries it and especially during the Dasaĩ festival (Chaulagain 2013: 180-183). | t.t. |
| 2427 | nityapūjā | [S.] n. regular worship performed on a daily basis, reckoned as compulsory part of a worship program. | t.t. |
| 3033 | nyekhu | [New.] var. nikhu, niyekhu; n. A Śreṣṭha sub-group who carry out the painting of the image of Buṅgadyaḥ (Toffin 1995: 241). | t.t. |
| 2934 | odhāna | var. adhān?; n. an iron tripod for putting a cooking vessel on over a fire. | t.t. |
| 2975 | Ojasvī Rājanya | [fr. S.] n. The Most Glorious Order of the Ojaswi Rajanya. An order of knighthood instituted on 14 May 1934 by King Tribhuvana Vīra Vikrama Śāha. | t.t. |
| 2681 | paccīsaganḍī | n. coinage system according to which 25 ganḍās are equal to one rupee, in contrast to the sohragaṇḍī system (Walsh 1908: 693–694). | t.t. |
| 2472 | pachyaurā | var. pachaurā; n. kerchief for covering the head. | t.t. |
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