| 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
|
