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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.
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.
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