Glossary | Compulsory English XII | SHORT STORY | 6. The Half-closed Eyes of the Buddha and the Slowly Sinking Sun | by Shankar Lamichhane

 

Unit 1: Short Stories

6. The Half-closed Eyes of the Buddha and the Slowly Sinking Sun

Shankar Lamichhane

 

Glossary

 

abruptly	suddenly	अचानक
accumulates	gather, pile up, amass	जम्मा गर्नु
Adinath	a name of Lord Shiva	आदिनाथ
adrift	a boat moving on the water uncontrolled	तैरिएको डुङ्गा
alleyways	a narrow passageway	गल्लीहरू
arid	dry, monotonous	सुख्खा, नीरस
bestowed	apply, volunteer	दिनु, स्वयंसेवक
blisters	swelling	सुन्निने
cleft	split space, fissure, crack, cranny	फाट
clings	hold on tightly to	समात्नु
confines	keep within limits	सीमित गर्नु
congealed	cause a liquid to become thick and semi-solid	जमेको
contamination	impurity, pollutant	अशुद्धता, प्रदूषक
contemplation	consider something	चिन्तन
conventional	traditional	परम्परागत
crannies	a very small hole in a wall	सानो प्वाल
devoid	bare, empty, destitute	खाली, निराधार
drunkenness	intoxicated; affected by alcohol	मादकता
embodies	incarnate, integrate, assimilate	अवतार, एकीकृत, आत्मसात
emulate	imitate, equal, correspond	अनुकरण, बराबर, अनुरूप
enchantment	charm, whammy	आकर्षण, मोह
Four Passes	older name of the Kathmandu valley, Char Bhanjyang in Nepali	चार भञ्ज्याङ
garbled	make unclear or confusing	बिग्रिएको
hearth	oven	चुलो
heed	pay attention to; take notice of	ध्यान दिनु
incarnation	avatar, embodiment, icon	अवतार, अवतार, प्रतिमा
indulgence	pleasure, kindness, benevolence	आनन्द, दया
inscribed	decorated, engraved, carved, etch, incise	अंकित
inscriptions	engrave, wording on a coin	शिलालेख
ivory	tusk of elephant	हात्तीको दाँत
lashes	eyelashes	पलक
lattice	part of windows, door	झ्यालको पल्ला
lied	make an untrue statement with intent to deceive	झूट बोल्नु
manuscripts	a book or other document as written by hand	पाण्डुलिपिहरू
multifarious	many and of various types	विविध
nettles	a wild plant cause pain when touched	सिस्नो
nooks	a right angled corner	कुना
obliged	favor, accommodate	अनुग्रह, बाध्य
obscured	vague, ambiguous	अस्पष्ट
preordained	decided beforehand; predestined	पूर्वनिर्धारित
Proximity	closeness	निकटता
quilt	a warm cover for a bed	रजाई, सिरक
resembling	to be like or similar to	मिल्दोजुल्दो
ribald	crude, offensive, coarse	कच्चा, आपत्तिजनक, खस्रो
self-manifestation	a distinct individuality or identity of a person or thing	आत्म-अभिव्यक्ति
shrine	holy place of worship	मन्दिर
splinter	thin sharp fragment	पातलो तीखो टुक्रा
thermos flask	thermos bottle	थर्मस
unabashed	brazen, shameless	निर्लज्ज, अविचलित
unwittingly	unknowingly, unintentionally	अनजानमा