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Pahari

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /pəˈhɑːɹi/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the Paharis or a Pahari language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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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2

name

Meaning 2

Any of various Indo-European languages spoken by the Paharis, including Nepali; this group of languages or dialects considered as a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पहाड़ी (pahāṛī).