pahari
/pəˈhɑːɹi/
noun 1name 1adj 1
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noun
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.
name
1
Any of various Indo-European languages spoken by the Paharis, including Nepali; this group of languages or dialects considered as a whole.
adj
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)
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