Nepal Word
| Meaning |
Bhat
| Cooked rice |
Bhatti
| Tea shop or small restaurant in the hills |
Chang
| Tibetan beer made from rice |
Charpi
| Toilet
|
Chomolungma
| Sherpa name for Mt.Everest
|
Chorten
| Round stone Buddhist monument containing relics |
Daal
| Lentil Soup-usually served with rice-(Daal Bhat is the staple food of Nepal)
|
Dharma
| Buddhist teachings
|
Durbar
| Palace |
Dzopkyo
| Male crossbreed between Yak and Cow. Widely used for trekking in Nepal |
Ghat
| Platform along side a river used for cremations
|
Gompa
| A Tibetan Buddhist Temple
|
Khola
| River or Stream
|
Kund
| Holy Lake
|
Lama
| Tibetan Teacher or Priest |
Maasu
| Meat
|
Machha
| Fish
|
Mani Stone
| Carved stone with Buddhist prayer |
Mantra
| Prayer formula or chant |
Momo
| Steamed or fried dumplings |
Namaste
| Hello/Goodbye
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Om Mani Padme Hum
| Hail To The Jewel In The Lotus
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Pani
| Water
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Parbat
| Mountain |
Puja
| Religious offering or prayer, always used before Everest summit bids at basecamp |
Rakshi
| Distilled spirit from grains (can be very strong) |
Ri
| Peak/Mountain (Tibetan) |
Sadhu
| Hindu Holy Man
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Sirdar
| Head of trekking or climbing expedition
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Stupa
| Buddhist religious structure
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Tarkari
| Vegetables |
Tato
| Hot |
Thangka
| Tibetan religious painting |
Tsampa
| Barley Flour, Tibetans staple food |
Yeti
| Abominable Snowman
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