Etymology tree
English Nepal
Proto-Afroasiatic
Proto-Semitic
Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor.
Hebrew ־י (-i)bor.
Middle Persian yḥ (īh)
Middle Persian ig
Persian ـی (-ī)bor.
Proto-Indo-Iranian *i-
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas
Sanskrit -इक (-ika)
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas
Sanskrit -ईय (-īya)
Prakrit -इय (-iya)
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Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ.
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Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ.
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Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ.
Hindi -ई (-ī)bor.
Urdu ـی (-ī)bor.
English -i
English Nepali
From Nepal + -i.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepali people or the Nepali language.
Born in Naradevi, Kathmandu on April 27, 1990 to a father who practiced traditional Ayurvedic medicine and a homemaker mother, Shah stands out among Nepali politicians, not only for his signature black rectangular glasses, but for his roots in hip-hop. 2026 March 11, Chad de Guzman, “Who Is Balendra Shah, the Rapper On Track to Become Nepal’s Next Prime Minister”, in TIME, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2026:
ko 네팔의 (pertaining to Nepal) · ja ネパールの (pertaining to Nepal) · ru непа́льский (pertaining to Nepal) · is nepalskur (pertaining to Nepal) · lv Nepālas (pertaining to Nepal) · ar نِيبَالِيّ (pertaining to Nepal) · cs nepálský (pertaining to Nepal) · af Nepalees (pertaining to Nepal) · hi नेपाली (pertaining to Nepal) · lt Nepalo (pertaining to Nepal) · sh nèpālskī (pertaining to Nepal) · ro nepalez (pertaining to Nepal) · ga Neipealach (pertaining to Nepal) · nl Nepalees (pertaining to Nepal) · sh нѐпа̄лскӣ (pertaining to Nepal) · pt nepalês (pertaining to Nepal) · sv nepalesisk (pertaining to Nepal) · ast nepalés (pertaining to Nepal) · es nepalés (pertaining to Nepal) · lv nepāliešu (pertaining to Nepal) · et nepal (pertaining to Nepal) · fr népalais (pertaining to Nepal) · ne नेपाली (pertaining to Nepal) · da nepalesisk (pertaining to Nepal) · pl nepalski (pertaining to Nepal) · cmn 尼泊尔的 (pertaining to Nepal) · nb nepalsk (pertaining to Nepal) · sl nepalski (pertaining to Nepal) · hu nepáli (pertaining to Nepal) · de nepalesisch (pertaining to Nepal) · uk непа́льський (pertaining to Nepal) · sq Nepalese (pertaining to Nepal) · lt nepalų (pertaining to Nepal) · sk nepálsky (pertaining to Nepal) · fi nepalilainen (pertaining to Nepal) · bg непалски (pertaining to Nepal) · ca nepalès (pertaining to Nepal) · ar نِيبَالِيّ (pertaining to Nepal) · ta நேபாளிய (pertaining to Nepal) · mr नेपाळी (pertaining to Nepal) · nn nepalsk (pertaining to Nepal) · ca nepalés (pertaining to Nepal)