हत्तेरीका
Nepali
Alternative forms
- ह्यात्तेरीका (hyātterīkā)
Etymology
From धत् [dhat] + तेरो [tero] + ई [ī][1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɦʌt̪̚t̪eɾikä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: हत्तेरिका
Interjection
हत्तेरीका • (hatterīkā)
- dammit, hell; Expression of failure, disappointment, regret, etc., often at something remembered immediately before using this term.
- Synonym: धत्तेरी (dhatterī)
References
- “हत्तेरीका”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
Further reading
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “धत्तेरी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar