Nepalesen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌnɛpəˈliːz/, U.S.

/ˌnɛpəˈliz/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: 1800s Nepaulese, 1800s Nipalese, 1800s– Nepalese.

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

Etymology: < the name of Nepal (Nepali Nepāl : see below), a country in southern Asia, bordered by Tibet to the North and India to the South + -ese suffix. Compare slightly earlier Nepalian adj. Compare also Nepali n. and adj.Nepal is an ancient kingdom first written about in European sources (as Necbal , Necpal , and Nekbal ) from the 17th cent. and in English from the late 18th cent. Its name has been represented in English sources in many different spellings; compare:a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXII. 472 Nepaul, Népála, or Nepál, which has been variously spelled Napaul, Neypaul, Nypaul, Nipal, or even Nekbal, [etc.]. Immigrants from India who settled in Nepal gave it the Sanskrit name nepāla (in colloquial South Asian pronunciation nepāl , with loss of final vowel). The original Tibeto-Burman population of the Kathmandu area is known as newār(ī) : see Newar adj. and n., Newari adj. and n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives the pronunciation as (nepǭlī·z) /nɛpɔːˈliːz/.

A. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Nepal in southern Asia. Cf. Nepali 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

1800 S. Turner Acct. Embassy Court Teshoo Lama vi. 438 The Nipalese, eager to possess the spoils.

1848 J. D. Hooker in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) I. xiii. 251 The Sikkim Rajah, whose territories were once the prey of the Nepalese.

1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 343/1 In all matters of domestic policy the Nepalese brook no interference.

1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 69 These Quichés and Cakchiquels from the hills are as foreign in the white and ladino capital as Nepalese in the Punjab.

1969 Sunday Tel. 12 Jan. 7/3 Many of the hippies..left Nepal..in 1968. The Nepalese didn't like them.

1992 Independent 16 Mar. 31/1 She was revered by millions of Nepalese as the royal Kumari, the..living incarnation of Taleju—a fierce, demon-killing goddess.

2. = Nepali n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

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

Nepalese1820

Nepali1885

Gurkhali1911

Khaskura1911

1820 J.A. Ayton Gramm. Nepalese Lang. 20 Verbs in the Népalese have eight moods.

1909 N.E.D. at Sasin Nepalese.

1965 B.B.C. Handbk. 103 Moscow radio started transmissions in..Lingala, Nepalese.

1977 C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 169 Nepali = Nepalese.

2001 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) (Nexis) 3 June 2 I told the king, ‘I'm sorry I can't speak Nepalese’.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Nepal, its people, or their language.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [adjective] > other Himalayan lands

Nepalian1785

Nepalese1819

Sikkimese1861

Bhutanese1880

Kashmir1882

Kashmiri1884

1819 F. Hamilton Acct. Kingdom Nepal i. i. 39 The following account of the Nepalese, or rather Newar, architecture, I have taken from papers communicated by Colonel Crawford.

1848 J. D. Hooker in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) I. xiii. 263 Accepting the invitation of Major Thoresby, the Nepaulese Resident.

1931 Times 16 Mar. 22/5 Nepalese bronzes and brass work.

1964 R. Perry World of Tiger iv. 52 The Nepalese stockmen were only too well aware of this habit.

1986 Artnews Sept. 56/3 Benati is a watercolorist who applies extremely liquid paints onto panels of absorbent Nepalese paper.

2002 Mandala Mar. 12/1 He then lifted up his turban and showed the Nepalese monk the image of Amitabha Buddha in his halo.

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

单词	nepalese
释义	Nepalesen.adj. Brit. /ˌnɛpəˈliːz/, U.S. /ˌnɛpəˈliz/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: 1800s Nepaulese, 1800s Nipalese, 1800s– Nepalese. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Nepal , -ese suffix. Etymology: < the name of Nepal (Nepali Nepāl : see below), a country in southern Asia, bordered by Tibet to the North and India to the South + -ese suffix. Compare slightly earlier Nepalian adj. Compare also Nepali n. and adj.Nepal is an ancient kingdom first written about in European sources (as Necbal , Necpal , and Nekbal ) from the 17th cent. and in English from the late 18th cent. Its name has been represented in English sources in many different spellings; compare:a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXII. 472 Nepaul, Népála, or Nepál, which has been variously spelled Napaul, Neypaul, Nypaul, Nipal, or even Nekbal, [etc.]. Immigrants from India who settled in Nepal gave it the Sanskrit name nepāla (in colloquial South Asian pronunciation nepāl , with loss of final vowel). The original Tibeto-Burman population of the Kathmandu area is known as newār(ī) : see Newar adj. and n., Newari adj. and n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives the pronunciation as (nepǭlī·z) /nɛpɔːˈliːz/. A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Nepal in southern Asia. Cf. Nepali 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 1800 S. Turner Acct. Embassy Court Teshoo Lama vi. 438 The Nipalese, eager to possess the spoils. 1848 J. D. Hooker in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) I. xiii. 251 The Sikkim Rajah, whose territories were once the prey of the Nepalese. 1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 343/1 In all matters of domestic policy the Nepalese brook no interference. 1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 69 These Quichés and Cakchiquels from the hills are as foreign in the white and ladino capital as Nepalese in the Punjab. 1969 Sunday Tel. 12 Jan. 7/3 Many of the hippies..left Nepal..in 1968. The Nepalese didn't like them. 1992 Independent 16 Mar. 31/1 She was revered by millions of Nepalese as the royal Kumari, the..living incarnation of Taleju—a fierce, demon-killing goddess. 2. = Nepali n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > east-central > Nepali Nepalese1820 Nepali1885 Gurkhali1911 Khaskura1911 1820 J.A. Ayton Gramm. Nepalese Lang. 20 Verbs in the Népalese have eight moods. 1909 N.E.D. at Sasin Nepalese. 1965 B.B.C. Handbk. 103 Moscow radio started transmissions in..Lingala, Nepalese. 1977 C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 169 Nepali = Nepalese. 2001 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) (Nexis) 3 June 2 I told the king, ‘I'm sorry I can't speak Nepalese’. B. adj. Of or relating to Nepal, its people, or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [adjective] > other Himalayan lands Nepalian1785 Nepalese1819 Sikkimese1861 Bhutanese1880 Kashmir1882 Kashmiri1884 1819 F. Hamilton Acct. Kingdom Nepal i. i. 39 The following account of the Nepalese, or rather Newar, architecture, I have taken from papers communicated by Colonel Crawford. 1848 J. D. Hooker in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) I. xiii. 263 Accepting the invitation of Major Thoresby, the Nepaulese Resident. 1931 Times 16 Mar. 22/5 Nepalese bronzes and brass work. 1964 R. Perry World of Tiger iv. 52 The Nepalese stockmen were only too well aware of this habit. 1986 Artnews Sept. 56/3 Benati is a watercolorist who applies extremely liquid paints onto panels of absorbent Nepalese paper. 2002 Mandala Mar. 12/1 He then lifted up his turban and showed the Nepalese monk the image of Amitabha Buddha in his halo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1800
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