Dictionary

Nepalese en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /nɛ.pəˈliːz/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Nepal Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Nepalese From Nepal + -ese.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepalese people or the Nepalese language.
   • All the towns have small teahouses where you can get tea, sometimes chapatis (a flat flour and water bread similar to tortillas), sometimes eggs, and dahl baat (rice, beans and curried vegetables, the standard Nepalese meal). 1982 February 13, Lee Swislow, “Amazon Trekking”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 8:

Deriveds

Nepaleseness · Nepalese English

Synonyms

Nepali

Nepalese en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /nɛ.pəˈliːz/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Nepal Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Nepalese From Nepal + -ese.

Meanings

1. (in-plural) A person from Nepal or of Nepalese descent.
   • Some of the Nepaleses on the Chinese side of the border were road or house builders. 1988, Frances M. Parsons, Donna L. Chitwood, I Didn't Hear the Dragon Roar (page 243)

Forms

Synonyms

Nepali

Nepalese en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /nɛ.pəˈliːz/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Nepal Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Nepalese From Nepal + -ese.

Meanings

1. The national language of Nepal.

Synonyms

Nepali