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NEPALI

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The official state language of Nepal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Nepali" is a kind of...):

Indic; Indo-Aryan (a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages)

Derivation:

Nepali (of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Nepal

Synonyms:

Nepalese; Nepali

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Nepali" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Nepali"):

Gurkha (a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal)

Holonyms ("Nepali" is a member of...):

Kingdom of Nepal; Nepal (a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China)

Derivation:

Nepali (of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture

Example:

the different Nepali words for 'rice'

Synonyms:

Nepalese; Nepali

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Nepal (a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China)

Derivation:

Nepali (the official state language of Nepal)

Nepali (a native or inhabitant of Nepal)

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