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| ID | Word | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 589 | pajanī | n. annual reassignment of offices and contracts, such as by a king. | t.t. |
| 2519 | pākaśālā | [S.] var. pākasālā; n. 1) kitchen. 2) public kitchen set up to feed the poor and needy (K_0351_0071). | t.t. |
| 2113 | pākhī | n. thick woolen blanket used in the cold season and handwoven in the mountainous regions of Nepal. | t.t. |
| 2015 | pākho | n. unirrigated high or hillside land on which only dry crops can be grown (M.R. Pant 2002: 135). See also khuvā. | t.t. |
| 2654 | pākhorekho | n. range of scattered pākho land. | t.t. |
| 2735 | pala | n. measure of weight, equaling 4 karṣas. | t.t. |
| 1530 | pālā | n. small shallow earthen vessel, saucer that can serve as an oil-fed lamp or as a cup for sipping alcohol in a ritual context. | t.t. |
| 2578 | paleṭi | n. an occupational tax imposed on sārkīs (Subba et al. 2017: 90 fn. 127). | t.t. |
| 2386 | palṭana | [fr. Eng. platoon] var. palṭan; n. regiment, battalion (Turner 1931: s.v. palṭan); army unit, according to Adhikari (1984: 158) smaller than a kampu. According to Hamal (1995: 32), in the early 19th century those companies stationed in the Kathmandu Valley and under the command of the general were called kampu, while those outside palṭana. Commonly, however, both were known as palṭanas. | t.t. |
| 2740 | pāna | [S.] n. 1) betel leaf. 2) preparation from areca nut and spices rolled in a betel leaf, typically chewn after eating. 3) drink. | t.t. |
| 3055 | pānaphula | A fine imposed by the government upon persons running a guṭhi without proper documentation (M.C. Regmi 1983: 44). | t.t. |
| 2897 | pānasa | [fr. H. phānūsa] var. pānas; n. a lamp, a light. | t.t. |
| 2300 | panaunī | t.t. |
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