Nepali
/nəˈpɔːli/adjective
उच्चारण नपॉली
नेपाली, नेपाल का
Core word
adjective
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from or connected with Nepal, its people or its language
नेपाली, नेपाल का
- Nepali food such as momos and dal bhat
- a Nepali village in the Himalayas
- We ate a Nepali thali at the little restaurant.
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- She wears a traditional Nepali cap on festive days.
- Nepali traders sell woollen shawls in the winter market.
noun
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[C]
a person from Nepal
नेपाली (व्यक्ति)
- Many Nepalis work in India.
- A Nepali guide led us along the mountain path.
- My neighbour is a Nepali who runs a small grocery shop.
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- The Nepalis in our town celebrate Dashain with great joy.
- Radhika met a friendly Nepali on the train to Gangtok.
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the language of Nepal, also spoken in parts of India such as Sikkim and Darjeeling
नेपाली (भाषा)
- Nepali is written in the Devanagari script.
- The students learned a few lines of Nepali before their trip to Darjeeling.
- Nepali is one of the languages listed in the Constitution of India.
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- He speaks Hindi and Nepali fluently.
- The signboards in Darjeeling are often written in English and Nepali.
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General knowledge
Nepali was added to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution in 1992, together with Konkani and Manipuri.
Nepali को 1992 में Konkani और Manipuri के साथ भारतीय संविधान की आठवीं अनुसूची (Eighth Schedule) में जोड़ा गया।