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Magar2|ˈmɑːgɑː(r)|
Also Muggur.
a. A member of one of the tribes of western Nepal, of Mongol origin and noted for their prowess in fighting.
b. The language spoken by this tribe. Also attrib. or as adj.
1811W. Kirkpatrick Acct. Kingdom Nepal vii. 220 Besides the Sanskrit,..the principal vernacular languages of this country are, the Purbutti, the Newar, the Dhenwar, the Muggur, [etc.]. 1833B. H. Hodgson in Jrnl. Bengal Asiatic Soc. II. 219 Both Gúrúngs and Magars still maintain their own vernacular tongues, Tartar faces, and careless manners. Ibid. 221 The attachment of the Magars to the house of Gorkhá is but recent, and of no extraordinary or intimate nature. 1859R. G. Latham Descriptive Ethnol. II. xlii. 403 Gorkha, so far as it was other than Hindu, seems to have been chiefly Magar. 1877L. H. Morgan Anc. Society III. vi. 513 If the organizations..of..the Magars of Nepaul..were examined upon the original evidence, it is highly probable that they would be found exactly analogous to the Iroquois tribes. 1911Encycl. Brit. XIX. 379/2 The Gurkhalis, Magars, and Gurungs are Hindus, but..the Magars will eat pork but not buffalo's flesh. 1950T. Longstaff This My Voyage v. 93 Besides speaking Khaskura..he was familiar with the peculiar dialects of the Magars and Gurungs, two of the most redoubtable of the fighting clans. 1971C. Bonington Annapurna South Face iv. 47 Our porters were recruited in the main from two different tribes, the Magars and the Gurungs. 1971J. Pemble Invasion of Nepal i. 9 Lévi thought that the Mongolian Magar tribesmen were the earliest inhabitants of the western hills. |