Pahari

//pəˈhɑːɹi// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    In South Asia, someone from the hills or mountains, a hillman; specifically a member of any of various peoples living in the Himalayan regions of India and Nepal.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the Paharis or a Pahari language.

    "1899: The Kotgarh Chaplain christened her Elizabeth, and ‘Lispeth’ is the Hill or pahari pronunciation. — Rudyard Kipling, ‘Lispeth’, Plain Tales from the Hills (Folio Society 2005, p. 7)"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various Indo-European languages spoken by the Paharis, including Nepali; this group of languages or dialects considered as a whole.

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"1899: The Kotgarh Chaplain christened her Elizabeth, and ‘Lispeth’ is the Hill or pahari pronunciation. — Rudyard Kipling, ‘Lispeth’, Plain Tales from the Hills (Folio Society 2005, p. 7)"

Etymology

From Hindi पहाड़ी (pahāṛī).

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