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| ID | Word | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2054 | rakamī | adj./n. a holder of rakama land. | t.t. |
| 2731 | raktacandana | [S.] var. raktacaṃdhana; n. red sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus L.f.). | t.t. |
| 2283 | ramatā | n. | t.t. |
| 2285 | rāṅa | t.t. | |
| 2538 | Rāṇā Roll of Succession | The Rāṇā roll of succession fixed the names of lawful claimants to various high offices of the state in hierarchical order from the top-most post of prime minister and commander-in-chief (prāimaminisṭara yaṇḍa kamyāṇḍara ina cipha) downwards. It was initiated by Jaṅga Bahādura Kũvara Rāṇā after his return from Europe in 1856 (and revised by him in 1860 and 1868). Later, Vīra Śamśera Jaṅga Bahādura Rāṇā and other prime ministers either made new rolls or revised the existing ones (Kumar 1967: 66). The offices were: 1. commander-in-chief general (kamyāṇḍara ina cipha janarala) 2. western commanding general (paścima tarphakā kamyāṃḍiṅ janarala) 3. eastern commanding general (pūrva tarphakā kamyāṃḍiṅ janarala) 4. southern commanding general (dakṣiṇa tarphakā kamyāṃḍiṅ janarala) 5. northern commanding general (uttara tarphakā kamyāṃḍiṅ janarala) followed by: - generals (janarala) - lieutenant generals (lephṭena janarala) - major generals (mejara janarala) - lieutenant colonels (lephṭena karṇela) - colonels (karṇela) - etc. (Kumar 1967: 66, 100). | t.t. |
| 1890 | rāut | n. head of the elephant care team; a Tharu surname; cp. Locke 2006: 148f., Krauskopff and Meyer 2000: 185. | t.t. |
| 2676 | rekhī | n. pattern of lines drawn with powdered substances on the ground as support of ritual implements and around the sacrificial fire. | t.t. |
| 1083 | rītithiti | [fr. S. rīti and thiti] var. rītithīti; n. tradition, established practice. | t.t. |
| 2051 | ropanī | [fr. S.] var. ropani; n. unit of land measurement in the hill region, including the Kathmandu Valley, comprising four murīs. The area may vary according to the grade, but current standard area for a ropanī comprises 5,476 square feet (cf. M.C. Regmi 1999: 235 ; M.C. Regmi 1978: 864; Whelpton 1991: 286; M.C. Regmi 1995: 77; M.C. Regmi 1978: 163; M.C. Regmi 1988: 270). | t.t. |
| 2886 | ṛṣi | [S.] n. 1) a sage (esp. any of the seven Vedic hymn singers), a seer. 2) transf. a saint, an ascetic. | t.t. |
| 2666 | rudrākṣa | [S.] n. seed of the tree Elaeocarpus ganitrus (Roxb. ex G.Don) or another Elaeocarpus species. | t.t. |
| 2929 | ruīdāra | var. ruvādāra; adj. padded or quilted with cotton | t.t. |
| 2076 | ruju | var. rujū; (physically) present, attested (Pant and Pierce 1989: 94; Krauskopff and Meyer 2000: 185). | t.t. |
| 1900 | rukkā | [fr. A. ruq'a] n. an executive order, short note, missive from the highest authority. The king, the crown prince, but also queens and the Rāṇā prime ministers issued rukkās. | t.t. |
| 2376 | rukkā daskhata | n. an executive order (rukkā) either by king or prime minister, bearing a signature of the latter. | t.t. |
| 2500 | rukkāsau | [S.] n. lit. "this is a rukkā", used in copies of royal rukkās in place of the king's praśasti. | t.t. |
| 2841 | rupaiyā̃ | var. rupaiñā; abbr. ru; n. rupee. | t.t. |
| 3012 | sābara | [fr. S. śāmbara] var. sābhara; n. a cured deerskin: chamois leather. | t.t. |
| 679 | sadābarta | [S. sadāvrata] var. sadāvartta, | t.t. |
| 2783 | sadara | [A.] n. Administrative centre, capital. | t.t. |
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