ह्यात्तेरीका

ह्यात्तेरीका

Nepali

Alternative forms

• हत्तेरी (hatterī), ह्यात्तेरिका (hyātterikā)

Etymology

From धत् [dhat] + तेरो [tero] + ई [ī][1].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦjät̪̚t̪eɾikä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ह्यात्तेरिका

Interjection

ह्यात्तेरीका • (hyātterīkā)

1. dammit; Expression of failure, disappointment, regret, etc., often at something remembered immediately before using this term.

   Synonym: धत्तेरी (dhatterī)

References

1. “ह्यात्तेरीका”, 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