Story
7.
Lullaby
by
Lesslie Marmon Silko
Glossary
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arroyo |
a steep-sided
gully/ravine formed by the action of fast-flowing water in an arid/dry or
semi-arid region, found chiefly in the south-western US |
खोच |
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beams |
ray, shaft |
किरणहरू |
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black lava rock |
grounding stone |
चट्टान |
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boxcar |
sliding doors type of car |
भ्यान |
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buckskin |
skin of male deer |
हरिणको
छाला |
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burrs |
seed container of some plants covered in
very small hooks |
विरुवा |
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cedar |
a tall evergreen tree with wide spreading
branches |
देवदार |
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clenched |
close tightly |
मुठी
कसेको |
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creek |
stream, rivulet |
खोला, खाडी |
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crevices |
crack, a narrow opening in a rock or wall |
दरारहरू |
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crust |
tough outer part of... |
क्रस्ट |
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crystalline |
like crystal |
क्रिस्टलीय |
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dainty |
attractive to look at |
आकर्षक |
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elk |
large gregarious deer |
मृग |
|
ewes |
female sheep |
भेडी |
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fluffy |
feathery |
प्वाँख
भएको |
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Guadalupe |
Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
ग्वाडालुपे |
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gusts |
brief, strong rush of wind |
आँधी |
|
haunches |
the hip, buttock, and upper thigh in human
and animals |
फिल्ला |
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haze |
mist, fog, smog |
धुवाँ |
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hogan |
a Navajo Indian dwelling usually made of logs
and mud with a door traditionally facing east |
होगन
घर |
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intently |
with earnest and eager attention |
ध्यानपूर्वक |
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jabbering |
to chatter, talk or gossip |
कुरा
गर्दै |
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jukebox |
compact-disc player that automatically
plays recordings selected from its list |
जुकबक्स |
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leggings |
strong protective over-garments for the
legs |
लेगिङहरू |
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loom |
a machine for making clothes by twisting
threads between other threads |
मसिन |
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loom |
appear, emerge |
देखा
पर्नु |
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Lullaby |
a soft gentle song sung to make a child go
to sleep |
लोरी |
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luminous |
full of or shedding light; bright or
shining, especially in the dark |
उज्यालो |
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manis |
pangolin, a toothless mammals |
मनिस |
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massive |
huge |
विशाल |
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meagre |
lacking desirable qualities |
कमसल |
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mesa |
an isolated flat-topped
hill with steep sides |
चुचुरो |
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moccasins |
soft leather slipper or shoes |
जुत्ता
चप्पल |
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muffled |
envelop, cover, wrap |
बेरिएको |
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puddle |
a small pool by rainwater on the ground |
पोखरी |
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ranch |
a large farm for raising horses, beef
cattle, or sheep |
खेत |
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rancher |
a person who owns or manages a farm |
खेतबारी |
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saddled |
put a saddle on a horse |
काठी
लगाएको |
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scrap |
a small-detached piece |
पाप्रा |
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sedan |
a car having a closed body |
कार |
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shack |
a small building made of wood or metal
that has not been built well |
झ्याक
घर |
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shimmer |
a shining light |
चम्किरहेको |
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shuffling |
the action of walking without lifting
one's feet fully from the ground |
फेरबदल, फिट्नु |
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silvery |
shiny |
चम्किलो |
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spindle |
a thin pointed piece of wood used for
spinning wool into thread by hand |
चर्खा |
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squirmed |
twist the body from side to side |
मटकिनु |
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steely |
steel grey |
फलामे |
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steeper |
rising or falling sharply, vertical |
ठाडो |
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strand |
thread, string |
धागो |
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streamed |
issued, flood |
निकालिएको |
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sullenly |
angrily |
रिसाएर |
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sungit |
unpleasantness, unfriendliness |
अमिलनसार |
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swiftly |
quickly |
द्रुत
रूपमा |
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tremors |
a slight earthquake |
कम्पन |
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trickle |
flow in a small stream |
चाल |
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tucked |
gather, ruffle |
टाँसिएको |
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tufts |
clump or bunch |
थुप्रो |
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tumbled down |
crumbling, falling to pieces |
फुट्नु |
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twigs |
shoot |
मुना |
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unraveling |
untangle, straighten out |
खुलाउदै |
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venison |
meat from a deer |
हरिणको
मासु |
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weaned |
detached, freed |
छुटाएको |
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weaver |
a person who weaves clothes, carpet, etc. |
कपडा
बुन्ने |
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yarn |
wool |
धागो |
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Yeibechei |
a performance made by Navajo tribe |
येइबेचेई |
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