birtābitalaba
| Notes | var. birtābitalapa; also bitalaba or bitalababirtā; n. an often tax-exempted land grant (birtā) made by the state instead of talaba, i.e. pay or wages (cf. Parājulī et al. VS 2052: s.v.). According to M.R. Pant 2002: 132, it obliges its beneficiary, the bitalapyā or birtābitalapyā, to work for the state when called upon to do so (cf. Michael 2010: 16; M.C. Regmi 1978: 855). |
| Type | t.t. |