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单词 nepalian
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Nepalianadj.n.

Brit. /nᵻˈpɔːlɪən/, /nᵻˈpɑːlɪən/, U.S. /nəˈpɔlj(ə)n/, /nəˈpɔliən/, /nəˈpɑlj(ə)n/, /nəˈpɑliən/
Forms: 1700s 1900s– Nepalian, 1800s Nepaulian.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Nepal , -ian suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Nepal (see Nepalese n. and adj.) + -ian suffix. Compare French Népalien (1801). Compare slightly later Nepalese n. and adj., Nepali n. and adj.
rare.
A. adj.
= Nepalese adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [adjective] > other Himalayan lands
Nepalian1785
Nepalese1819
Sikkimese1861
Bhutanese1880
Kashmir1882
Kashmiri1884
1785 W. Jones Hymn to Ganga in Asiatick Misc. I. 264 Red Gandac, drawn by crocodiles, (Herds, drink not there, nor, herdsmen, lave!) Cosa, whose bounteous hand Népálian odour flings.
2001 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News (Nexis) 19 June Saturday evening's showing of the Nepalian..film..was graced by the attendance of a real, live Buddhist monk.
B. n.
= 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
1811 W. Kirkpatrick Acct. Kingdom Nepal vii. 207 The Nepaulians most commonly barter it for the rock salt and borax of Tibet.
1998 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 23 Aug. 1 Tabor ministered to Nepalians on the street about Christ's life,..using music, puppets, drama, clowns and mimes.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1785
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