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| ID | Word | Notes | Type |
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| 3047 | Nāsaḥdyaḥ | [fr. old New. Nāśvaradeva] n. lit. "the deity of nāsaḥ (charm, grace and ability to be the center of attraction)", Nāsaḥdyaḥ is widely revered by the students of dance, drama and music, as nāsaḥ is the chief quality they need to possess if they are to succeed in the field. Nāsaḥdyaḥ is, therefore, a unique deity of amorphous nature usually represented only by a triangular or oblong hole on a wall in the Newar pantheon. The center of worship is a hole or several holes through which divine energy flows, spiritually perceived by Nāsaḥdyaḥ's devotees. In all adjacent walls and buildings in front of and behind the shrine these holes (nāsaḥpvāḥ) continue like a flight path which must not be blocked, either by buildings or humans. While performing a nāsaḥpujā, the devotee steps a little aside to avoid interference with the subtle flow. This practice and the concept of a linear progression of divine energy prompts one to suspect that origin of the Nāsaḥdyaḥ worship is a pre-Hindu tradition (Wegner 1992: 125). Every new session of lessons on Newar musical instruments or rehearsals of dance and drama begins with the worship of Nāsaḥdyaḥ. He is known as Nṛtyeśvara in Sanskrit. | t.t. |
| 2177 | nātha | [S.] n. a follower of the tradition of Gorakhanātha. See also jogī. | t.t. |
| 2840 | nathiyā | n. a large nose ring of gold or silver wire (worn on the left nostril by married women). | t.t. |
| 567 | nausindā | n. a scribe or a clerk of lower rank responsible of translating, registry and accounts; “They were the lowest rank of scribes. There were more personnel in this rank than in any other within the "civilian" hierarchy (and excluding the sipahis). A considerable number of them worked in the offices of registry and accounts. Nausindas registered the papers which came in and left the offices and copied letters and documents.“ (Edwards 1975: 109 ; cf. M.C. Regmi 1978: 228 ; Adhikari 1984: 354 ; Kumar 1967: 167 ) | t.t. |
| 1862 | nāũnāmāsī / nāũnāmesī | var. nāunimisi; name and personal details. | t.t. |
| 2528 | navāba | var. navāpha; n. a governor of a province in the Mughal empire, later also a title of a person of high rank. | t.t. |
| 1850 | Navāba Governor General Bahādura | Most likely a title used to address the Governor-General of India in South Asian languages. For example, the Agent of the Governor-General was addressed as "Saheb Agent Nawab Governor General Buhadoor" at the imperial court in Delhi (Metcalfe 1843). | t.t. |
| 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. |
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