Nepalin.adj.

Brit.

/nᵻˈpɔːli/,

/nᵻˈpɑːli/, U.S.

/nəˈpɔli/,

/nəˈpɑli/

Forms: 1800s– Naipali, 1800s– Nepali, 1800s– Nipali.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Nepal , -i suffix².

Etymology: < the name of Nepal (see Nepalese n. and adj.) + -i suffix². Compare Hindi Nepālī noun (in sense A. 2) and adjective. Compare earlier Nepalian adj. and n., Nepalese n. and adj. Compare also Newar adj. and n., Newari adj. and n.The Sanskrit and Hindi word is recorded earlier in English context in the following:a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXII. 474 Néwár and Néwárí are evidently local and provincial corruptions of Népál and Népálí, the Sanskrit and Hinduwí terms.

A. n.

1. = Nepalese n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Nepal or Tibet > [noun]

Tibetian1747

Nepalese1800

Nepalian1811

Paharia1811

Bhutanese1813

Bhotia1824

Pahari1837

Tibetan1842

Nepali1882

1882 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 11 54 I cannot say if the Bhutias, Lepchas, or Nipalis have platforms on piles.

1885 G. C. Whitworth Anglo-Indian Dict. 226/2 Nepáli, an inhabitant of Nepal or an emigrant from that country.

1927 Chambers's Jrnl. June 370/1 The bungalow..remained in charge of a Nepali.

1971 C. Bonington Annapurna South Face iii. 40 The Internal Departures office, an open shed crammed with Nepalis and hippies.

1989 Omni Sept. 17/2 Some Nepalis drink rhino urine..or apply it to the skin to disinfect wounds.

2. The (Indo-Aryan) official language of Nepal.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > east-central > Nepali

Nepalese1820

Nepali1885

Gurkhali1911

Khaskura1911

1885 G. C. Whitworth Anglo-Indian Dict. 226/2 Nepáli, an inhabitant of Nepal... Also the name of the language of the country, which is a dialect of Hindi.

1888 Jrnnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 14 p. xix The Prakrit presents..the form thia, with which among the modern dialects the Naipali stands in closest connection.

1908 T. G. Tucker Introd. Nat. Hist. Lang. 187 Gujarāti, Sindhi, Punjābi, Kashmīri, and Nepāli in the regions which their names imply.

1961 Listener 10 Aug. 211/1 I had once known Nepali almost as well as I know English.

1973 Times 14 Apr. (Nepal Suppl.) p. ii/2 It was only after the unification of the country under the royal house of Gorkha that Nepali became the lingua franca of the whole of Nepal.

1995 Independent 14 Apr. 20/1 They speak Nepali and are mainly Hindu, which makes them quite distinct from the northern Bhutanese Drukpas..who are of Tibetan origin, speak..Dzonkha, and are Buddhist.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Nepal, its people, or their language; = Nepalese adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > eastern Indian

Assamese1815

Nepali1885

Sylheti1970

1885 G. C. Whitworth Anglo-Indian Dict. 226/2 The principal Nepáli tribes are the Gurkhás, the Gurungs, the Newárs and Limbus, the Kirátis, the Bhutiás, the Lepchás.

1920 Mission News June 45/2 He has translated..the whole of the Bible into his own Nepali language.

1973 Times 14 Apr. (Nepal Suppl.) p. ii/3 Traditionally Nepali Hindus are extremely conservative.

1994 United Church Observer Feb. 39/2 As far as rescue is concerned, the Nepali army has done an excellent job.

2003 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Jan. h8 Loose pants made from the fibers of pua, the Nepali word for the Himalayan giant nettle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nepali
释义	Nepalin.adj. Brit. /nᵻˈpɔːli/, /nᵻˈpɑːli/, U.S. /nəˈpɔli/, /nəˈpɑli/ Forms: 1800s– Naipali, 1800s– Nepali, 1800s– Nipali. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Nepal , -i suffix². Etymology: < the name of Nepal (see Nepalese n. and adj.) + -i suffix². Compare Hindi Nepālī noun (in sense A. 2) and adjective. Compare earlier Nepalian adj. and n., Nepalese n. and adj. Compare also Newar adj. and n., Newari adj. and n.The Sanskrit and Hindi word is recorded earlier in English context in the following:a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXII. 474 Néwár and Néwárí are evidently local and provincial corruptions of Népál and Népálí, the Sanskrit and Hinduwí terms. A. n. 1. = Nepalese n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Nepal or Tibet > [noun] Tibetian1747 Nepalese1800 Nepalian1811 Paharia1811 Bhutanese1813 Bhotia1824 Pahari1837 Tibetan1842 Nepali1882 1882 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 11 54 I cannot say if the Bhutias, Lepchas, or Nipalis have platforms on piles. 1885 G. C. Whitworth Anglo-Indian Dict. 226/2 Nepáli, an inhabitant of Nepal or an emigrant from that country. 1927 Chambers's Jrnl. June 370/1 The bungalow..remained in charge of a Nepali. 1971 C. Bonington Annapurna South Face iii. 40 The Internal Departures office, an open shed crammed with Nepalis and hippies. 1989 Omni Sept. 17/2 Some Nepalis drink rhino urine..or apply it to the skin to disinfect wounds. 2. The (Indo-Aryan) official language of Nepal. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > east-central > Nepali Nepalese1820 Nepali1885 Gurkhali1911 Khaskura1911 1885 G. C. Whitworth Anglo-Indian Dict. 226/2 Nepáli, an inhabitant of Nepal... Also the name of the language of the country, which is a dialect of Hindi. 1888 Jrnnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 14 p. xix The Prakrit presents..the form thia, with which among the modern dialects the Naipali stands in closest connection. 1908 T. G. Tucker Introd. Nat. Hist. Lang. 187 Gujarāti, Sindhi, Punjābi, Kashmīri, and Nepāli in the regions which their names imply. 1961 Listener 10 Aug. 211/1 I had once known Nepali almost as well as I know English. 1973 Times 14 Apr. (Nepal Suppl.) p. ii/2 It was only after the unification of the country under the royal house of Gorkha that Nepali became the lingua franca of the whole of Nepal. 1995 Independent 14 Apr. 20/1 They speak Nepali and are mainly Hindu, which makes them quite distinct from the northern Bhutanese Drukpas..who are of Tibetan origin, speak..Dzonkha, and are Buddhist. B. adj. Of or relating to Nepal, its people, or their language; = Nepalese adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > eastern Indian Assamese1815 Nepali1885 Sylheti1970 1885 G. C. Whitworth Anglo-Indian Dict. 226/2 The principal Nepáli tribes are the Gurkhás, the Gurungs, the Newárs and Limbus, the Kirátis, the Bhutiás, the Lepchás. 1920 Mission News June 45/2 He has translated..the whole of the Bible into his own Nepali language. 1973 Times 14 Apr. (Nepal Suppl.) p. ii/3 Traditionally Nepali Hindus are extremely conservative. 1994 United Church Observer Feb. 39/2 As far as rescue is concerned, the Nepali army has done an excellent job. 2003 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Jan. h8 Loose pants made from the fibers of pua, the Nepali word for the Himalayan giant nettle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1882
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