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Nepalese
Vocabulary
Use
the following Nepalese vocabulary words for quizzes,
word searches, and spelling tests.
Climbing
& Trekking
Baato—trail
Bhanjyang—pass
Bhatti—tea
stalls found along the trekking trails
Chautaara—rock
walls built as resting places for porters and Sherpa.
These walls can usually be found near a banyan
tree.
Chomolungma—
Sherpa name for Mt. Everest. Chomolungma's resident
goddess is Miyo Lungsangma. She is the mother goddess
of the earth. According to a religious story, father
Lhola Tebu and mother Menthang had five daughters:
Tashi Tseringma, the main one who resides on Gauri
Shanker, gives long life; Miyo Lungsangma gives food;
Tekar Dosangma gives good fortune; Chopen Dinsangma
gives wealth and Thingi Shelsangma gives telepathic
powers.
Col
(or la)—high
mountain pass
Crevasse—deep
fissure in snow or ice usually found in glaciers.
Climbers rope-up together and walk far apart in case
one drops into a hidden crevasse, others on the rope
may be able to stop the fall.
Cwm
(koom)—welsh
term for a cirque. The high, glaciated, southwest
valley encircled by Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse was
named the Western Cwm by George Mallory on a 1920
British Expedition.
Danda—ridge
Deurali—pass
on a ridge
Dharmsala—pilgrim's
rest house
Drangka—stream
Dzo—
male crossbreed between a yak and a cow
GPS—Global
Positioning System; a device that calculates
opposition and elevation by reading and decoding
signals from satellites
Himal—snow
mountain
Kaani—an
arch over a trail, usually decorated with
paintings
Kang—mountain
Khola
(or kosi)—river
Khumbu—region
near Mount Everest. The Khumbu glacier runs down and
below the southwest side of Everest.
Kund—holy
lake
Lekh—hill,
or foothill ridge
Lho—south
Maati
baato—upper
trail
Nak—female
yak
Nup—west
Parbat—mountain
Phedi—literally
"the place at the foot of the hill"
Pokhari
(or tal)—lake
Ri—peak
Sagarmatha—Nepalese
name for Everest, meaning "churning stick in the
sea of existence." Tibetan, Nepalese and Sherpa
mythologies believe this mountain was the first land
mass to rise from the sea.
Shar—east
Sherpa—"People
from the East." Both a tribal group and a job
description for porter, climber or trek leader.
Sherpas have been crucial to the success of most
Western expeditions to Everest.
Sherpani—female
Sherpa. In 1993, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was the first
Sherpani to ever summit Everest. Through her, fame and
pride shone on the Sherpa people.
Sirdar—man
in charge of trek crew
Ukaalo—steep
uphill
Yak—animals
used to help carry loads in high altitude regions. On
an Everest expedition, each yak carries 140 pound of
supplies.
Yeti—the
abominable snowman living amidst the Himalayas. Yetis
can be found populating many contemporary tankas.
Daily
Life
Baayaan—left
(direction)
Baksheesh—money
or goods used as a donation, gift, or bribe
Banthanti—the
place in the forest
Charpi—latrine
Daahine—right
(direction)
Dokan
(or pasal)—shop
Doko—porter's
conical load-carrying basket
Ghar
(or khangba)—house
Jaat—caste
or ethnic group
Namaste—common
greeting. Literally, "I salute the god in
you."
Paisa—1/100
of one Rupee
Rupee
—unit
of currency in Nepal. Roughly 55 Rupees to the US
dollar
Sidha—straight
ahead (direction)
Sonam—good
luck (Tibetan)
Tashi
Delek—another
common greeting
Tempo—three-wheeled
taxi similar to a rickshaw found throughout the
streets in Kathmandu
Tonga—two-wheeled,
horse-drawn cart
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