Nepali, Nepālī, Nepāli: 7 definitions
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Nepali means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nepāli (नेपालि) refers to Jayapāla (Croton tiglium) and is the name of a medicinal plant dealt with in the 17th-century Vaidyavallabha written by Hastiruci.—The Vaidyavallabha is a work which deals with the treatment and useful for all 8 branches of Ayurveda. The text Vaidyavallabha has been designed based on the need of the period of the author, availability of drugs (viz., Nepāli) during that time, disease manifesting in that era, socio-economical-cultural-familial-spiritual-aspects of that period Vaidyavallabha.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Nepālī (नेपाली) refers to “one coming from Nepāla”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 4), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If Venus should be eclipsed by the lunar disc the people of Magadha, the Yavanas, the Mlecchas, men of Pulinda (a barbarous tribe), the Nepālīs [i.e., nepāla], the Bhṛṅgīs and the Mārwārīs (Marus), the men of Kaccha and of Surat, the Madras, the Pāñcālas, the Kaikayas, the Kulūtakas, the Cannibalas (Pūruṣādas) and the men of Uśīnara (Gāndhāra) will suffer miseries for seven months”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Nepālī (नेपाली) refers to one of the sixty-four inner channels running through the nirmāṇacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Nirmāṇacakra is an inner circle of the shape of a lotus with sixty-four petals. This inner circle is visualized in one’s abdomen. The inner channels [viz., Nepālī] run through the petals of these inner circles.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
Nepali [नेपाली] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Phoenix sylvestris from the Arecaceae (Palm) family having the following synonyms: Elate sylvestris. For the possible medicinal usage of nepali, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
1) Nepālī (नेपाली):—[from nepāla] f. red arsenic, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the wild date-tree or its fruit, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Nēpāḷi (ನೇಪಾಳಿ):—[adjective] of, belonging to originated in, coming from etc. the country Nepal.
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Nēpāḷi (ನೇಪಾಳಿ):—[noun] a person belonging to the country Nepal.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Nepālī (नेपाली):—n. 1. a resident of Nepal; 2. communities of Nepal; 3. the name of the national language of Nepal;
2) Nepālī (नेपाली):—adj. 1. of/relating to Nepal; Nepalese; 2. residing in Nepal; having citizenship of Nepal; n. 1. a resident of Nepal; 2. communities of Nepal; 3. the name of the national language of Nepal;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
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Search found 52 books and stories containing Nepali, Nepālī, Nepāli, Nēpāḷi; (plurals include: Nepalis, Nepālīs, Nepālis, Nēpāḷis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
Introduction to the Chronology of the Later Kings of Patan < [A Chronology of the Later Kings of Patan]
The Case of Tibetan Refugees' Community in Nepal < [Volume 16, Number 3-4 (1990)]
Establishing the National Unity and Identity of Nepal < [Volume 15, Number 3-4 (1989)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
Health traditions of Sikkim Himalaya < [Volume 1 (issue 3), Jul-Sep 2010]
Antimalarial plants of northeast India: An overview < [Volume 3 (issue 1), Jan-Mar 2012]
Effect of Withania somnifera on GABA receptors in mouse CA1 neurons < [Volume 5 (issue 4), Oct-Dec 2014]
Festivals and Ceremonies of the Nepalese of Assam (by Monmi Kakati)
Part 3 - Changing nature of festivals and ceremonies in present day society < [Chapter 4 - Ceremonies of the Nepalese of Assam]
Part 4 - Significance and Importance of the Study < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 6 - Religion (of the Nepalese society in Assam) < [Chapter 2 - Society and Religion]
Making Migrants Visible in Post-MDG Debates < [Volume 6, Issue 1, January (2014)]
Nepali Migrant Workers and Their Occupational Health Hazards in the Workplace < [Volume 16, Issue 17 (2024)]
Domestic Socioeconomic Barriers to Hydropower Trading < [Volume 11, Issue 7 (2019)]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
Investigating the Aftershock of a Disaster < [Volume 16, Issue 8 (2019)]
Feasibility and Acceptability of a School-Based Emotion Regulation Prevention... < [Volume 19, Issue 21 (2022)]
Bacterial Contamination on Latrine Surfaces in Community and Household... < [Volume 16, Issue 2 (2019)]