adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/nəˈpɔːli/
/nəˈpɑːli/
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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