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showing off |
Noun
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the act of showing off or displaying excessive vanity |
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Bali |
Noun
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the mythological figure Bali |
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King Bali |
Noun
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the mythological King Bali |
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court date |
Noun
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a date assigned by a court for a party to appear |
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aiming |
Noun
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the act of aiming at or hitting a target |
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starry night |
Noun
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night when stars are shining |
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ferry crossing |
Noun
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place where travelers cross a river |
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star-marked |
Adjective
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marked with a star-shaped sign or white forehead patch |
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Tara |
Noun
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name of the wives of Baliki, Brihaspati, and Amoghasiddhi |
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rent payment |
Noun
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act of a tenant paying rent to a landlord |
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Tibet |
Noun
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autonomous region of China on Nepal's northern border |
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settlement of debt |
Noun
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act of repaying borrowed money or goods |
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blurred vision |
Noun
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state of unclear vision due to weakness or other causes |
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Tihar |
Noun
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five-day festival celebrated from Kartik Krishna Trayodashi to Kartik Shukla Dwitiya |
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cause to pay |
Verb
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to cause someone to make a payment |
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make pay |
Verb
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to force or require someone to pay |
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food taster |
Noun
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person who tastes or evaluates the flavor of curry |
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pilgrimage-related |
Adjective
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related to pilgrimage or ritual bathing |
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holy site |
Noun
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sacred river, pond, temple, or holy site for worship |
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Rana regime |
Noun
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title of Rana prime ministers before the advent of democracy in Nepal |
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be darned |
Verb
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to be repaired by darning |
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be mended |
Verb
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to be mended or stitched together |
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assessed |
Adjective
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measured or estimated in weight |
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weighed |
Adjective
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having been weighed or assessed |
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ritual weighing |
Noun
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woman weighed against cow dung in a ritual for health |
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be finished |
Verb
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to be brought to an end |
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be completed |
Verb
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to be fully completed |
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holy basil |
Noun
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aromatic plant considered sacred by Hindus and Vaishnavas |
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be prepared |
Verb
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to be made ready or constructed |
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sannyasa |
Noun
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the fourth stage of life or renunciation |
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fourth stage of life |
Noun
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the final stage of life involving renunciation |
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very quickly |
Adverb
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at this very moment |
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thirteenth day |
Noun
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the day of ritual purification following a death |
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subcaste |
Noun
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a specific clan within the Newar community |
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place horizontally |
Verb
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to place or lay something in a horizontal position |
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third part |
Noun
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one of three equal parts |
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although |
Conjunction
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even though or nevertheless |
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oil vessel |
Noun
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a large vessel used in ancient times to preserve a corpse in oil |
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money lending |
Noun
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the business of lending money for interest |
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have broken |
Verb
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to be caused to be broken |
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be broken |
Verb
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to become fractured or disconnected |
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speech impediment |
Adjective
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having an unclear or stuttering pronunciation |
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valuable word |
Phrase
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a significant or highly valued statement |
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trivarga |
Noun
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the collective group of dharma, artha, and kama |
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triloka |
Noun
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the three realms of heaven, earth, and the underworld |
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Bhagirathi |
Noun
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the river Ganges |
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three generations |
Noun
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a group consisting of father, grandfather, and great-grandfather |
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eighty-third |
Adjective
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the ordinal number eighty-third |
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tribrach |
Noun
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a metrical foot consisting of three short syllables |
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three-eyed |
Adjective
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possessing three eyes |