Pahari

[ pah-hahr-ee, puh- ]

noun

, plural Pa·ha·ri, Pa·ha·ris.

1. one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
2. a member of these peoples.
3. a group of Indic languages or dialects spoken by the Pahari.

Pahari

/ pəˈhɑːrɪ /

noun

1. a group of Indo-European languages spoken in the Himalayas, divided into Eastern Pahari (Nepali) and Western Pahari (consisting of many dialects)

Example Sentences

I got a little old picture of the Maharao—said to be painted by a Pahari artist.

From Project Gutenberg

There is only left old Jadeh's daughter—the daughter of a pahari and the servant of Tarka Devi.

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It is only a pahari' (a hillman), said Kim over his shoulder.

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