Filter string:
Displaying page 54 of 66; total number of records: 1316
| ID | Word | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2602 | sādhaka | n. a request for sanction (Adhikari 1984: 356); a referral along with one’s own opinion to the concerned officer of an higher authority for releasing a certain budget or taking the final decision on certain issues in the case the referring officer does not possess the authority to do so. | t.t. |
| 3008 | sādhu | [S.] n. lit. "the good one", a holy man, an ascetic; a righteous person. See also sādhu santa | t.t. |
| 3071 | sādhu santa | [sādhu + santa] n. generic term for holy men, ascetics. | t.t. |
| 1853 | sāhaba sikṛṭari | n. the secretary to the governor-general of India. | t.t. |
| 3037 | sahanai | n. a conical-bore double-reed wind musical instrument (Tingey 1990:39-46). | t.t. |
| 3076 | sāhānāpāla | n. 1) A functionary appointed in the Kathmandu Valley to prevent cattle from straying into fields (M.C. Regmi 1970 (No.9): 225). 2) a levy collection to finance the wages of guards who prevented cattle from straying into fields (M.C. Regmi 1975 (No.1): 26. | t.t. |
| 1811 | Sahara Saphāī Aḍḍā | var. Sahara Sapāī Aḍā; according to Agrawal (Agrawal 1976: 14) an office established by Bīra Śamśera Jaṅga Bahādura Rāṇā to administer the sanitation of Kathmandu city. The municipality of Kathmandu emerged from this office. | t.t. |
| 2447 | sāheba / sāhaba | [fr. A. sāhib] n. 1) word to respectfully address a high-ranking person, sir. 2) master. | t.t. |
| 1389 | sāhebajyu | n. "title given to sons or brothers of the king and some members of the Shah lineage outside the royal family" (Whelpton 1991: 286). | t.t. |
| 1896 | sahīchāpa | n. endorsement by signature fingerprint, seal etc. | t.t. |
| 2492 | sahipatra | [fr. A. sāata+S. paṭṭa] var. sahipāṭo, sāipāṭo, sāhipāṭā; n. the document on which the agreement is signed by the parties negotiating a marriage; the present sent by the bridegroom to the bride with this document and consisting usually of sugarcane, fish and curds (Turner 1931: 594). | t.t. |
| 2183 | sāhu | n. a money-lender, creditor. | t.t. |
| 2346 | śaiva | [S.]. n. a devotee of Śiva. | t.t. |
| 2956 | sāja | n. Indian laurel (Terminalia elliptica Willd.), a large deciduous tree used for timber, producing charcoal, fodder and medicine (Manandhar 2002: 451–452). | t.t. |
| 2141 | sākṣī / sāchī | [S. sākṣin] n. 1) eye witness. 2) supervisor. | t.t. |
| 2804 | sāla | n. the tree Shorea robusta Roth the leaves of which are used for making single-use plates and vessels. | t.t. |
| 1970 | salāmī | [P.] var. salāmi; n. payments due to the government including fines, levies, fees etc. See also sarsalāmī. | t.t. |
| 1879 | sālmī | [New. sāymi] var. sālami, sālamī; n. lit. "oil-presser," sub-caste among the Newar, also known as Mānandhar. | t.t. |
| 2454 | samādhi | [S.] var. samādhī; n. 1) profound meditation, final stage of yoga; 2) self-immolation (esp. entombment) of an ascetic; 3) place of cremation, burial or entombment. | t.t. |
| 1093 | sameta | var. smeta; ppn. with, together with. | t.t. |
Displaying page 54 of 66; total number of records: 1316