Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nepali

/nəˈpɔːli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: nepali
IPA: /nəˈpɔːli/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepali people or the Nepali language.

noun

A person from Nepal or of Nepali descent.

name

An Indo-Aryan language used primarily by the people of Nepal.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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) ▲ Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ▲ Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ. Hindi -ई (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Nepali From Nepal + -i.

Inflected Forms

Nepalis (plural)

Derived Forms

Nepaliness

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Nepali terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Nepali terms

Synonyms

Nepalese nepali language

Rhymes With

raleigh wally crawley hawley callie macaulay pauly mccauley hallie pauley mcauley lawley

Questions

How do you pronounce nepali?: The recorded pronunciation is /nəˈpɔːli/.
What does nepali mean?: Of, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepali people or the Nepali language.
Where does nepali come from?: 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) ▲ Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ▲ Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ. Hindi -ई (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Nepali From Nepal + -i.

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