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ID Word Notes Type
3028 ṭyāmko n. a small unpitched kettledrum made of wood or metal and played with two sticks (Tingey 1990: 56–58 and pl. 32–33). t.t.
2594 Udāsa also urāy; n. a Newar caste group considered inferior to Bā̃ḍās and superior to Jyāpus (MA-54 145.8). t.t.
2176 udāsī [S. udāsin-, lit. "one who is detached, indifferent"] var. udāsi; n. 1) ascetic affiliated to the Sikh tradition. 2) a category of ascetics, possibly, belonging to a Shaiva sect. t.t.
2509 ughāunī [der. ughāunu] var. ūghāūnī; n. collection, contribution. See also ughāunī paghāunī. t.t.
2510 ughāunī paghāunī [ughāunī + paghāunī] var. ūghāūnī paghāūnī; n. 1) homestead taxes. 2) collection of taxes such as sāunephāgu etc. and its submission to the revenue office (cf. Parājulī et al. 1995: s.v. ughāunī). t.t.
1829 umarāu /umarāva [fr. A. umarā'] var. umarā, ūmarāū, umyrālī; n. in the early post-unification period, a commander of a military post (cf. M.R. Pant 2002: 136) who raised and maintained own troops (Edwards 1975: 107). According to M.C. Regmi 2002: 303 he was chief of a thuma. Later, the term was sometimes used to refer to senior military commanders generally (Whelpton 1991: 287). t.t.
2562 upādhyāya [S.] n. 1.) preceptor in Vedic texts. 2) highest status group among Brahmins in the officially endorsed caste hierarchy. t.t.
2949 uparakoṭa var. uparakoṭ; n. overcoat? t.t.
2674 uparnā n. particular scarf worn as an upper garment, typically by Brahmins during rituals. t.t.
1997 uprānta var. uprāṃta, ūprāṃnta, ūprā̃nta, prāṃta; also yathocita uprānta; conj. after that, besides, in addition to, hereafter. In earlier prose and official documents, this word marked the beginning of a text or paragraph. It has no equivalent in English (Clark 1989: 231). In some (mostly Rāṇā period?) documents, it takes the form of yathocita uprānta. t.t.
2648 urāy also udāsa; n. a Newar Buddhist merchant caste group. t.t.
2586 urdī var. urdi; n. official written order (Karmacharya 2001: 329; Adhikari 1984: 358). t.t.
2587 urdīpurjī var. urdipurji; n. collective term for written orders. t.t.
2830 uṭhatī var. uṭhati; n. land revenue. t.t.
2351 uttara tarphakā kamyāṃḍiṅ janarala n. northern commanding general; sixth in the Rāṇā hierarchy and fifth in the Rāṇā roll of succession. t.t.
2236 vādī var. vādi; n. the 3rd lowest caste (superior to Cyāmes and Poḍhes) among the Untouchables in the Mulukī Ain’s caste hierarchy (MA-54.160.3). The Vādīs used to carry out the profession of singing and dancing at the houses of other caste fellows to make their livelihood. t.t.
2211 vairāgī [S. vairāgin] var. vairāgi, bairāgi, bairāgī; n. someone who is free from the worldly desires; an ascetic; specif. a Vaiṣṇava ascetic (of the rāmānandī sampradāya) t.t.
1831 vairāgī / bairāgī [S. vairāgin] var. bairagi; a vaiṣṇava ascetic, religious devotee (cf. Turner 1931: s.v. bairagi); specific. a member of the Rāmānandī order t.t.
824 vaiśya [S.] n. 1) a community that takes up the occupation of agriculture, commerce, animal husbandry, etc. as per the social condition of the ancient āryas (Parājulī et al. 2010: 1175). 2) third grade in the caste-based Hindu social hierarchy (Kumar 1967: 168). (#new#RS) t.t.
2757 vaivasvatamanvantara [S.] n. age of the Manu Vaivasvata, current cosmic cycle and 7th manvantara in the present Vārāhakalpa (González-Reimann 2020). t.t.
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