ID | Word | Notes | Type |
2663 | bhābo | [new.] var. bhāvo; adj. an indigenous community of the Nepal valley who are involved in agriculture or works related to agriculture. People from all castes who were involved in agriculture were called bhābo. In the past, the Nepal valley was inhabited by two communities: bhāro and bhābo. Persons close to the palace were called bhāro and those who took up agriculture were called bhābo. The term bhābo later was constricted to represent a caste (Mālī NS 1130: 434). (#new#RS) | t.t. |
879 | bhāibhāradāra | n. a generic term for a member of the royal family or high-level state functionaries. See also bhāradāra. | t.t. |
2429 | bhaiyāta / bhaiyāda | var. bhayāda; also bhāi-bhayāda; n. agnatic kin. | t.t. |
2382 | bhajana | [S.] n. lit. "the act of sharing, partaking." 1) praising a revered being, such as a deity or a guru, by singing devotional hymns or songs. 2) devotional hymn or song for praising a revered being, such as a deity or a guru. | t.t. |
2919 | bhālā | [S. bhalla] n. spear, pike, lance. | t.t. |
2056 | bhalā mānisa | var. bhālā mānīsa; n. local notable, respected person; see also bhalādmī. | t.t. |
1582 | bhalādamī | var. bhalā ādamī, bhalādmī; n. lit. a gentleman; local prominent person (Karmacharya 2001: 320), local notable; see also bhalā mānisa. | t.t. |
2311 | bhāṅa / bhā̃ga | var. bhāṃga, bhāṅga; n. edible preparation made from the leaves of the cannabis plant (Cannabis sativa L. and Cannabis indica Lam.). | t.t. |
2172 | bhaṇḍārā | n. a meal provided for ascetics. | t.t. |
1921 | bhaṇḍāra | n. temple treasure or store (M.C. Regmi 1978: 854). | t.t. |
1929 | bhaṇḍāranāike | var. bhaḍāranāikyā; n. head of the treasury (bhaṇḍāra) of a temple. | t.t. |
2350 | bhaṇḍārī | [bhaṇḍāgarika-] var. bhaṃḍārī; n. 1) supervisor of a storehouse; 2) treasurer; 3) cook. | t.t. |
2071 | bhañjyāṅga | var. bhaṃjyāṃ; n. a mountain pass. | t.t. |
2356 | bhansāra | [fr. S. bhāṇḍaśālā] var. bhaṃsāra; n. 1) office for collecting custom duties; 2) „customs duties“ (Pant and Pierce 1989: 93 ). | t.t. |
2357 | bhansārī | n. costums officer appointed to the bhansāra. | t.t. |
1822 | bhāradāra / bhārādāra | n. lit. "burden bearer"; a generic term for high-level functionaries (M.R. Pant 2002: 131); courtiers (cf. Adhikari 1984: 346; cf.: Kumar 1967: 164 ; Krauskopff and Meyer 2000: 183 ; M.C. Regmi 1978: 854 ; M.C. Regmi 1999: 136; M.C. Regmi 2002: 297; M.C. Regmi 1978: 225; Whelpton 2005: 25). According to Michael 2012: 130 the term denotes "top ranking posts such as chautariya, kaji, sardar, khardar, karpardar and khanjanchi". See also bhāibhārādāra. | t.t. |
1899 | bhāradāra / bhārādāra | var. bhārā n. lit. "burden bearer"; a generic term for high-level functionaries and courtiers. | t.t. |
3059 | Bhāratavarṣa | [S.] n. one of the seven territories or areas of Jambudvīpa (González-Reimann 2020). | t.t. |
1150 | bhāro | [new.] var. bhārha; adj. venerable, respectable, Lord. n. 1) a term of address for the nobility in Medieval Nepal Valley (Malla 2000: 353). 2) member of the rural nobility in the medieval Kathmandu Valley (Whelpton 2005: 259) (#new#RS) | t.t. |
2384 | bharpāī | n. receipt. | t.t. |