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| ID | Word | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | rajiḍanṭa | [fr. E.] n. resident. British residents or resident ministers were posted in foreign countries on a permanent basis. Even though they served diplomatic functions, residents are often conceived of as an expression of indirect rule. | t.t. |
| 2377 | rājīnāmā | n. | t.t. |
| 2479 | rājopādhyāya | [S.] var. rājopādhya; n. lit. "teacher of the king". 1) name or title granted to or adopted by certain Brahmin groups; 2) Brahmin group (also known as devabhāju) who had served the Malla kings and continue officiating as domestic priests of Newar Hindu households and at temples. | t.t. |
| 2088 | rakama | [fr. A. raqm] n. 1) a stipulated sum. 2) revenue, a revenue item. 3) corvée due to the government from peasants cultivating certain classes of land like raikara, kipaṭa or Rāja Guṭhī land (M.C. Regmi 1999: 235 ; cf. M.C. Regmi 1978: 163). 4) land held in return for corvée (Whelpton 1991: 285). 5) compulsory labour obligation commuted to specific services that are rendered on a regular and inheritable basis required for the regular establishments run by the government (cf. M.C. Regmi 1965: 53-54). | t.t. |
| 2086 | rakamadāra | 1) A holder of a rakama; 2) A revenue functionary (Regmi 1986: 135). | t.t. |
| 1081 | rakamakalama/kalamarakama | [fr. A.] n. 1) official matters. 2) an account containing different sections of revenue. 3) knowledge of official matters, officialdom (Turner 1931: s.v. rakam-kalam). 4) customary taxes and levies (Regmi 1976: 77). | t.t. |
| 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. |
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