Pahari
English
Etymology
From Hindi पहाड़ी (pahāṛī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈhɑːɹi/
Noun
Pahari (plural Paharis or Pahari)
- In South Asia, someone from the hills, a hillman; specifically a member of any of various peoples living in the Himalayan regions of India and Nepal.
Alternative forms
- Paharee (archaic)
Proper noun
Pahari
- Any of various Indo-European languages spoken by the Paharis, including Nepali; this group of languages or dialects considered as a whole.
Adjective
Pahari
- Pertaining to the Paharis or a Pahari language.
- 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)
Anagrams
- Pirahã, pariah, raphia