Nepali

[ nuh-paw-lee, -pah-, -pal-ee, ney- ]

/ nəˈpɔ li, -ˈpɑ-, -ˈpæl i, neɪ- /

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noun, plural Ne·pal·is, Ne·pal·i for 2.

Also Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.

Nepalese (def. 2).

adjective

Nepalese (def. 1).

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Words nearby Nepali

Neozoic, NEP, NEPAD, Nepal, Nepalese, Nepali, Nepean, nepenthe, nepenthes, neper, nepeta

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How to use Nepali in a sentence

His client was a Nepali climber named Gobinda Prasad Devkota.
When COVID Came to Nepal|Ben Ayers|May 28, 2021|Outside Online
On May 20, Nepali authorities reported 8,227 new cases and 190 deaths, with the country’s total case tally approaching 488,700.
The COVID-19 Pandemic May Be the Hardest Mountain Nepal's Sherpas Have Ever Had to Climb|Rojita Adhikari / Everest South Base Camp and Kathmandu|May 21, 2021|Time
According to local media, the prime minister believed coronavirus would not make much headway in Nepal because of the “strong” immune systems of Nepali people and the country’s “rich Ayurvedic traditions.”
The COVID-19 Pandemic May Be the Hardest Mountain Nepal's Sherpas Have Ever Had to Climb|Rojita Adhikari / Everest South Base Camp and Kathmandu|May 21, 2021|Time
For example, when I traveled in Nepali I found that their tendency for victimhood is very low.
Why People Feel Like Victims - Issue 99: Universality|Mark MacNamara|May 5, 2021|Nautilus

Only one, Ang Rita Sherpa, a Nepali climber known as the Snow Leopard, has pulled it off in winter.
Everest Summits May Become Easier Due to Climate Change|Kyla Mandel|November 20, 2020|Outside Online
Horst Ulrich, a 72-year-old German on a trek with a group of friends, watched four Nepali guides swept away by an avalanche.
Nepal’s Deadliest Avalanche Was Totally Avoidable|Dick Dorworth|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many of the other Nepali Sherpas working on the mountain witnessed the avalanche as it covered their friends and fellow workers.
Everest's Sherpas Are Right To Revolt|Dick Dorworth|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These Nepali traders (Newars) have their own Hindu temple in the village.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

British Dictionary definitions for Nepali

Nepali

/ (nɪˈpɔːlɪ) /

noun

the official language of Nepal, also spoken in Sikkim and parts of India. It forms the E group of Pahari and belongs to the Indic branch of Indo-European

plural -pali or -palis a native or inhabitant of Nepal; a Nepalese

adjective

of or relating to Nepal, its inhabitants, or their language; Nepalese

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