rāī

Notes var. rāi; n. 1) "collective term for a larger number of different Kiranti groups living west of the Limbus in the eastern hills" (Whelpton 2005: 264). 2) village headmen in the Kirā̃ti community (M.C. Regmi 1978: 229 ; cf. M.C. Regmi 1978: 864).
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