Language Development
Unit 19. Travel and Tourism
Discovering West Nepal – the Wild Frontier
Glossary
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altitude |
height above sea level |
उचाइ |
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arid |
land that does not have enough water to
support the growth of plants |
सुक्खा |
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crampons |
a metal plate with spikes fixed to a boot
for walking on ice or rock climbing |
क्र्याम्पन्स, हिँउमा लगाउने जुत्ता |
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crumbly |
consisting of or easily breaking into small
pieces |
टुक्रा टुक्रा |
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envelope |
wrapper, cover |
खाम |
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fatal |
causing death |
घातक |
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flipflops |
a light sandal, typically of plastic with a
thong between the big and second toe |
चप्पल |
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fluffed |
became fuller and softer by shaking |
फुलाएको |
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glacial |
glacier |
हिमनदी |
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hazy |
misty |
धुंधला, तुवालो |
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intuition |
the ability to understand something
instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning |
अन्तज्र्ञान |
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lukewarm |
only slightly warm |
न्यानो |
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lush |
rich, luscious, growing vigorously |
रसीलो |
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magnificent |
extremely beautiful |
भव्य |
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metamorphic |
rock that has undergone transformation by
heat, pressure etc. |
ढुङ्गा बन्ने प्रक्रिया |
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oddity |
strangeness, peculiarity, weirdness |
विचित्रता |
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otherworldly |
spiritual, unearthly |
अध्यात्मिक |
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patches |
speck, spot, mark |
टाला |
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pilgrimage |
trip, journey |
तीर्थयात्रा |
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rapids |
a fast-flowing and turbulent part of the
course of a river |
द्रुत |
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resurface |
come back up to the surface of water |
सतहमा फर्किनु |
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sanity |
sound mental health |
विवेक, स्वस्थ |
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shrubs |
bushes, plants |
झाडी |
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steep drop |
vertical, slopes |
भिरालो |
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Sundried |
dried up by sun |
सुख्खा |
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sworn |
promised, vow |
कसम खानु |
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temperate |
neither very hot nor very cold |
शीतोष्ण, मध्यम |
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tempting |
alluring, attractive |
लोभ्याउने |
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trail |
route, way, path |
पथ, बाटो |
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witnessed |
see, view, observe |
साक्षी |
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