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Nepali

Nepali

2 4.4
Related to Nepal, its people, or culture
  • adjective
  • /nɛˈpɑli/
translation icon : nepalí
  • Many people in Nepal enjoy celebrating their festivals with traditional Nepali food and music.
  • Nepali music
  • Nepali government
  • Nepali Congress

Examples

  • To summarize, all respondents refer to Nepali traditional music as something that formed their musical identity.

    Academic text (2016)
  • But the possibility that the Nepali state might collapse is becoming ever more real.

    Academic text (2005)
  • From early childhood, the respondents in this study were exposed to a wide range of Nepali traditional music.

    Academic text (2016)
  • When I was a child, I would wake up to Nepali music being blasted through the radio.

    Academic text (2016)
  • After thirty years of development planning exercises, the Nepali government introduced a basic needs strategy in 1985.

    Academic text (1992)
  • National legislative elections were held in May 1991, and the Nepali Congress Party won a decisive victory.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Upon encountering new music, Nepali youngsters attempt to grasp the music as a whole.

    Academic text (2016)
  • For him and other respondents, this variety of Nepali music became ingrained in their system through daily absorption.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The communist parties allege that the ruling Nepali Congress government is selling Nepal's precious resources to India.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The song, "Bistarai," has a distinctive Nepali folk melody, with lots of repetition and a pentatonic feel.

    Academic text (2016)

Synonyms

Nepalese
vsNepali
5 3.5

From Nepal or about its people and culture

has identical meaning but uses the other common adjective form

Compounds

The main language spoken in Nepal and parts of northern India

Surface Forms

Nepali positive

Morphology

Nepali = Nepal (transparent) = Nepal + i

Adjectival use formed from the country name with the productive suffix '-i'; the relation to 'Nepal' is direct and regular.

Etymology

Nepali comes from the country name Nepal plus the ending -i, which means 'from' or 'of'. So Nepali describes anything 'of Nepal', such as its people, language, or culture.