Standard Lemma guide

Nepali

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /nəˈpɔːli/
  • /nəˈpɑːli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: N AH0 P AO1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Nepalese

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Nepalese

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person from Nepal or of Nepali descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Nepalese

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Nepalese troops massed at the border
  • Nepali mountains are among the highest in the world
  • the different Nepali words for `rice'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Nepalese

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the official state language of Nepal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Indic, Indo-Aryan

6

noun

Meaning 6

a native or inhabitant of Nepal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Nepalese

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic

Narrower terms: Gurkha

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Nepal Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 (-i-k) Middle Persian -yk' (/⁠-īg⁠/) ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- ▲ 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. Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Nepali From Nepal + -i.

Across languages

Translations

161 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Nepalees — pertaining to Nepal
  • Albanian: Nepalese — pertaining to Nepal
  • Arabic: نِيبَالِيّ (nēpāliyy) — pertaining to Nepal
  • Arabic: نِيبَالِيّ (nībāliyy) — pertaining to Nepal
  • Asturian: nepalés — pertaining to Nepal
  • Bulgarian: непалски (nepalski) — pertaining to Nepal
  • Catalan: nepalès — pertaining to Nepal
  • Catalan: nepalés — pertaining to Nepal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尼泊尔的 — pertaining to Nepal
  • Czech: nepálský — pertaining to Nepal
  • Danish: nepalesisk — pertaining to Nepal
  • Dutch: Nepalees — pertaining to Nepal
  • Estonian: nepal — pertaining to Nepal
  • Finnish: nepalilainen — pertaining to Nepal
  • French: népalais — pertaining to Nepal
  • German: nepalesisch — pertaining to Nepal
  • Hindi: नेपाली (nepālī) — pertaining to Nepal
  • Hungarian: nepáli — pertaining to Nepal
  • Icelandic: nepalskur — pertaining to Nepal
  • Irish: Neipealach — pertaining to Nepal
  • Japanese: ネパールの (Nepāru no) — pertaining to Nepal
  • Korean: 네팔의 (Nepar-ui) — pertaining to Nepal
  • Latvian: Nepālas — pertaining to Nepal
  • Latvian: nepāliešu — pertaining to Nepal
  • Lithuanian: Nepalo — pertaining to Nepal
  • Lithuanian: nepalų — pertaining to Nepal
  • Marathi: नेपाळी (nepāḷī) — pertaining to Nepal
  • Nepali: नेपाली (nepālī) — pertaining to Nepal
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nepalsk — pertaining to Nepal
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nepalsk — pertaining to Nepal
  • Polish: nepalski — pertaining to Nepal
  • Portuguese: nepalês — pertaining to Nepal
  • Romanian: nepalez — pertaining to Nepal
  • Russian: непа́льский (nepálʹskij) — pertaining to Nepal
  • Serbo-Croatian: нѐпа̄лскӣ — pertaining to Nepal
  • Serbo-Croatian: nèpālskī — pertaining to Nepal
  • Slovak: nepálsky — pertaining to Nepal
  • Slovene: nepalski — pertaining to Nepal
  • Spanish: nepalés — pertaining to Nepal
  • Swedish: nepalesisk — pertaining to Nepal
  • Tamil: நேபாளிய (nēpāḷiya) — pertaining to Nepal
  • Ukrainian: непа́льський (nepálʹsʹkyj) — pertaining to Nepal
  • Afrikaans: Nepalees — language
  • Albanian: Nepalese — language
  • Arabic: اللُّغَة النِّيبَالِيَّة (al-luḡa n-nēpāliyya) — language
  • Arabic: النِّيبَالِيَّة (an-nēpāliyya) — language
  • Arabic: اللُّغَة النِّيبَالِيَّة (al-luḡa n-nībāliyya) — language
  • Arabic: النِّيبَالِيَّة (an-nībāliyya) — language
  • Armenian: նեպալերեն (nepaleren) — language
  • Armenian: նեպալի (nepali) — language
  • Asturian: nepalés — language
  • Basque: nepalera — language
  • Bulgarian: непалски (nepalski) — language
  • Catalan: nepalès — language
  • Catalan: nepalesa — language
  • Catalan: nepalés — language
  • Catalan: nepalesa — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尼泊爾語 /尼泊尔语 (Níbó'ěryǔ) — language
  • Czech: nepálština — language
  • Danish: nepalesisk — language
  • Dutch: Nepalees — language
  • Estonian: nepali — language
  • Finnish: nepali — language
  • French: népalais — language
  • Galician: nepalés — language
  • German: Nepalesisch — language
  • German: Nepali — language
  • Greek: νεπαλική (nepalikí) — language
  • Hindi: नेपाली (nepālī) — language
  • Hindi: गोरखाली (gorkhālī) — language
  • Hungarian: nepáli — language
  • Icelandic: nepalska — language
  • Irish: Neipeailis — language
  • Japanese: ネパール語 (Nepāru-go) — language
  • Korean: 네팔어 (nepareo) — language
  • Latvian: nepāliešu valoda — language
  • Latvian: nepāliešu — language
  • Lithuanian: nepalų — language
  • Lithuanian: nepalų kuoda — language
  • Marathi: नेपाळी (nepāḷī) — language
  • Nepali: नेपाली (nepālī) — language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nepalsk — language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nepali — language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nepalsk — language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nepali — language
  • Polish: nepalski — language
  • Portuguese: nepalês — language
  • Portuguese: nepali — language
  • Romanian: nepaleză — language
  • Russian: непа́льский (nepálʹskij) — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: нѐпа̄лскӣ — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: nèpālskī — language
  • Slovak: nepálčina — language
  • Slovene: nepalščina — language
  • Spanish: nepalés — language
  • Swedish: nepali — language
  • Tamil: நேபாளி (nēpāḷi) — language
  • Tibetan: བལ་སྐད (bal skad) — language
  • Turkish: Nepalce — language
  • Zazaki: Nepalki (diq) — language
  • Afrikaans: Nepalees — person
  • Albanian: Nepalisht — person
  • Arabic: نِيبَالِيّ (nēpāliyy) — person
  • Arabic: نِيبَالِيَّة (nēpāliyya) — person
  • Arabic: نِيبَالِيّ (nībāliyy) — person
  • Arabic: نِيبَالِيَّة (nībāliyya) — person
  • Asturian: nepalés — person
  • Asturian: nepalesa — person
  • Bulgarian: непалец (nepalec) — person
  • Bulgarian: непалка (nepalka) — person
  • Catalan: nepalès — person
  • Catalan: nepalesa — person
  • Catalan: nepalés — person
  • Catalan: nepalesa — person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尼泊爾人 /尼泊尔人 (Níbó'ěr-rén) — person
  • Czech: Nepálec — person
  • Czech: Nepálka — person
  • Danish: nepales — person
  • Dutch: Nepalees — person
  • Dutch: Nepalese — person
  • Esperanto: nepalano — person
  • Esperanto: nepalanino — person
  • Estonian: nepallane — person
  • Finnish: nepalilainen — person
  • French: Népalais — person
  • French: Népalaise — person
  • German: Nepalese — person
  • German: Nepalesin — person
  • Hindi: नेपाली (nepālī) — person
  • Hungarian: nepáli — person
  • Icelandic: Nepali — person
  • Irish: Neipealach — person
  • Italian: nepalese — person
  • Japanese: ネパール人 (Nepāru-jin) — person
  • Korean: 네팔인 (neparin) — person
  • Korean: 네팔 사람 (nepal saram) — person
  • Latvian: nepālietis — person
  • Latvian: nepāliete — person
  • Lithuanian: nepalietis — person
  • Lithuanian: nepalietė — person
  • Macedonian: Непалец (Nepalec) — person
  • Marathi: नेपाळी (nepāḷī) — person
  • Nepali: नेपाली (nepālī) — person
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nepaler — person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nepalar — person
  • Polish: Nepalczyk — person
  • Polish: Nepalka — person
  • Portuguese: nepalês — person
  • Romanian: nepalez — person
  • Romanian: nepaleză — person
  • Russian: непа́лец (nepálec) — person
  • Russian: непа́лка (nepálka) — person
  • Slovak: Nepálec — person
  • Slovak: Nepálka — person
  • Slovene: Nepalec — person
  • Slovene: Nepalka — person
  • Spanish: nepalés — person
  • Swedish: nepales — person
  • Tamil: நேபாளியார் (nēpāḷiyār) — person
  • Tibetan: བལ་པོ (bal po) — person
  • Turkish: Nepalli — person
Real reading context

Nepali in complete knowledge articles