NEPAL GLOSSARY:

Below are a list of nepali words and the meanings. This list is handy for anyone going on the first trip to Nepal

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
Om Mani Padme Hum
Hail To The Jewel In The Lotus
Pani
Water
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
Sirdar
Head of trekking or climbing expedition
Stupa
Buddhist religious structure
Tarkari
Vegetables
Tato
Hot
Thangka
Tibetan religious painting
Tsampa
Barley Flour, Tibetans staple food
Yeti
Abominable Snowman