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| ID | Word | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 3096 | Nūn-Pānī Sandhi | var. Nūn-Pānī Saṃdhi, also known as: Gorkha-Limbuwan Treaty; peace agreement between Pṛthvīnārāyaṇa Śāha and Limbu leaders (hangs) especially from the Chainpur area, signed 1774 CE (Limbu 2019: 858, Warner 2021: par. 6). | 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. |
| 2037 | pagarī | n. 1) turban, often given as a token of honor or as official appointment to office. 2) wearer of a turban of honor, thus 2a) general term for civil and military personnel (Adhikari 1984: 354); 2b) officer of higher rank (subedāra or above) (Whelpton 1991: 285); 2c) “Member of a Limbu village council in Pallokirat.“ (M.C. Regmi 1978: 863), court assistant to the Limbu subbā in Pallo Kirāta (Ingnam 2081: 847); 3) “an additional sum of rupees demanded from a winner of a court case in return for a turban (pagarī) accorded to him.“ (M.R. Pant 2002: 134; cf. pagarī-dastura). | t.t. |
| 2387 | pagarī-dastura | n. “payment of Rs 5 collected from the winner in a court case in return for a turban (Pagari).“ (M.C. Regmi 1970 (No. 9): 223) | t.t. |
| 3089 | Pāhāḍa Bandobasta Bīrtā Phāṭa | n. a sub-office within the Mulukī Aḍḍā, acting as the hill districts revenue administration office. | t.t. |
| 1798 | Paharī | var. pahari; n. a caste group of low status. | t.t. |
| 2767 | paidāvāra | n. production, crop yield. | t.t. |
| 2851 | pairā / pairī | n. a particular silver ornament for the ankle and foot of a woman; anklet. | t.t. |
| 1974 | paisā | n. 1) money. 2) in the early Śāha period: monetary unit, one-fourth of an ānā, consisting of four dāmas with 64 paisās in 1 rūpaiyā̃. 3) in the Rāṇā period: monetary unit with 100 paisās in 1 rūpaiyā̃. | t.t. |
| 2799 | paisārupaiyā̃ | var. paisārūpaiyā; often abbreviated as pairu, pairū, paisāru; n. monetary unit that was distinguished from the mohararupaiyā̃ (based on, rather scarce, silver coins) and that appears "to have been the sole currency in most areas of the Kingdom" (Regmi 1982: 73); usually comprised 64 paisās or 16 ganḍās (see also sohraganḍī), but at some places also equivalent to 20 or 22 ganḍās (Regmi 1982: 73). | t.t. |
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