ID | Word | Notes | Type |
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 | var. panāuni; n. reward given to someone who finds and returns any lost object by its owner. | t.t. |
1954 | pañca | [S.] var. paṃca; n. 1) local council consisiting of five or more members. 2) member of a pañcāyata or local council (cf. M.C. Regmi 1978: 228; Whelpton 2005: 264; Whelpton 1991: 285). | t.t. |
2777 | pañcabali | [S.] n. the sacrifice of a set of five different animals; concrete sets differ according to the occasion and tradition involved, one of the common sets includes a cock, a drake, a he-goat, a ram and a he-buffalo. | t.t. |
2362 | pañcagavya | [S.] var. pañcagavye; n. a mixture of the five products of a cow (milk, curd, ghee, urin and dung); often used for ritual purification. | t.t. |
1906 | pañcakhata | n. a generic term for heinous crimes (see e.g. M.R. Pant 2002: 134; Whelpton 1991: 285). | t.t. |
2417 | pañcakīrti | var. pañcakīrte, pañcakṛti; n. 1) decided by the five village notables. 2) price determined by the five village notables. | t.t. |
1988 | pañcamahāpātaka | [S.] n. five grave sins or offenses causing loss of caste, enumerated as: killing a Brahmin, drinking intoxicating liquor, theft, committing adultery with the wife of one's teacher or elder, and associating with anyone guilty of these crimes (Manusmṛti 11.257) (Olivelle 2015: 315). | t.t. |
2635 | pañcamahāpātakī | [S.] n. person guilty of having committed one of the five grave sins or offenses causing loss of caste (pañcamahāpātaka). | t.t. |