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1938 tharaghara n. 1) originally referred to the leaders of the thirty-six clans (thara) of which the nobility of Gorkha consisted (Riccardi 1977: 47 n. 5). 2) member of the six clans (cha thara) of Pā̃ḍe, Pantha, Aryjāla, Khanāla, Rānā, and Bohorā, who supposedly assisted Dravya Shah in the conquest of Gorkha (Edwards 1975: 108). They were heriditary dignitaries, in the 11th of Rāma Śāha's edicts charged with the duty of protecting the throne and lawfulness (Riccardi 1977: 49). These six clans form the top level of the 36 clans of the Gorkhali nobility (ibid.: 62 n. 1). Persons from these six tharas often oversaw land measurements. 3) Also known as chatharīya, a clan within the Newar Śreṣtha caste group which are considered superior to Asala Śreṣṭha and other Śreṣṭhas of lower rank (MA-54 145.7-8). t.t.
1845 tharī var. thari; n. 1) head of a clan (thara), elder; 2) "nonofficial tax collection functionary (in the hill districts)" (M.C. Regmi 1978: 867). t.t.
1959 tharthoka n. representatives of six families, viz. Pā̃ḍe, Pantha, Arjyāl, Khanāl, Ranā and Boharā, and Basnyāt. t.t.
1797 thārū var. thāru; n. generic term for a large group of people living in the Terai (see Bista 1996: 130-138); classified in the MA as "Enslavable Alcohol-Drinkers" (Höfer 2004: 9). t.t.
2125 ṭheka var. thega; n. "generic term used to denote various categories of contractual systems for the collection of taxes" (Michael 2012: 135; cf. M.C. Regmi 1988: 270). t.t.
2669 ṭhekā n. wooden cylindric vessel with a tapered neck and a lid, typically used for storing yoghurt or buttermilk. t.t.
2476 ṭhekadāra var. ṭhekaḍāra, ṭhekādār, ṭhikidār, ṭhekdār; n. contractor. 1) person who holds a ṭheka for the collection of taxes (M.C. Regmi 1988: 270). 2) farmer who rents his land. t.t.
794 ṭhekathiti n. 1) settlement with the village community represented by the mukhiyā for the collection of taxes on rice-lands and homesteads in the villages of the far eastern hill region and the Baisī region. (M.C. Regmi 1978: 163; cf. M.C. Regmi 1988: 270, M.C. Regmi 1978b: 867). t.t.
2379 ṭhekkā n. 1) contract, lease; 2) service done for a fixed period of time; 3) things that are to be given to an office under fixed conditions; cp. ṭheka. t.t.
2147 thiti [fr. S. sthiti] var. sthiti, thīti; n. 1) custom, tradition. 2) arrangement, order. See also rītithiti. t.t.
2142 thiti bandeja [thiti + bandeja]; var. sthiti bandej; n. sanctioning of customs and traditions; according to Höfer 2004: 151 (who writes ° bāndeja) the term refers to both, "to codification as a whole and to singular decrees bearing the royal seal". A thiti bandeja can also give legal sanction to a revenue settlement (ibid.: 152 n. 1). Besides lālamoharas often copper plate were issued. t.t.
2330 thoṅ-līṅ-pim-mā-ko-kāṅ-vāṅ-syān title conferred by the Chinese emperors upon the Rāṇās, Jaṅga Bahādura being the first such honoree. According to Landon, the title means: t'ung ling ("commander-in-chief") ping ma (lit. "foot and horse", i.e. "of the whole army") kuo ("truly") kan ("valient") wang ("prince") hsien ["title of"], which he translates as "Truly valient prince, Commander-in-chief of the army" (Landon 1928: 247). t.t.
2136 thuma [?] var. thuṃ; n. an administrative subdivision comprising a number of villages in the hills (M.R. Pant 2002: 136). According to M.C. Regmi 2002: 303 the chief of a thuma was a umarāu who "was required to supply fighting men, and perform other functions prescribed by the government from time to time." A subdivision of a tahasila (Kumar 1967: 168). t.t.
2466 tihāra var. tihuvāra, tihavāra; also dipāvalī, divālī or yamapañcaka; n. festival celebrated over the five days from the 13th of the dark fortnight to the 2nd of the bright fortnight of Kārttika. t.t.
2986 tīja n. a festival celebrated by women on the 3rd lunar day of the bright half of Bhādra. t.t.
2829 ṭika var. ṭīka; n. an ornament of stamped or inlaid metal worn on the neck; particular kind of necklace. t.t.
2967 ṭīkā [fr. S. tilaka] var. ṭikā; ornamental or secterian mark made on the forehead by applying pigments; ornamental patch of precious metal or other material worn on the forehead. t.t.
1982 ṭīkābheṭ / ṭīkābheṭī var. ṭikābheṭa, ṭīkābheṭa; a levy to be paid by civil and military officials on occasion of Dasaĩ (M.C. Regmi 1988: 271). The levy was abolished together with others with effect from Bhadra 1, 2008 (August 16, 1951) (M.C. Regmi 1983: 11, citing the Nepal Gazette Vol. 1.9 of Ashwin 15, 2008 (October 1, 1951)). See also ṭiko, ṭīkā. t.t.
2846 tilaharī var. tīlaharī; n. a partic. kind of big gold ornament worn on a pote by married women. t.t.
1859 tilaka [S.] n. blessing mark on the forehead. t.t.
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