धेरै

धेरै

Nepali

Etymology

From धेर [dhera], (from Khasa Prakrit धेइ) + नै [nai].[1].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ʱe̤ɾʌi̯]
• Phonetic Devanagari: धेरै

Adjective

धेरै • (dherai)

1. much, plenty, many
2. too much, too many
3. several

Adverb

धेरै • (dherai)

1. too, very

   Synonyms: औधी (audhī), साह्रै (sāhrai), निकै (nikai), बढी (baḍhī)

References

1. “धेरै”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading

• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “धेरै”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar