Pahari

English

Etymology

From Hindi पहाड़ी (pahāṛī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈhɑːɹi/

Noun

Pahari (plural Paharis or Pahari)

1. In South Asia, someone from the hills, a hillman; specifically a member of any of various peoples living in the Himalayan regions of India and Nepal.

Alternative forms

• Paharee (archaic)

Proper noun

Pahari

1. Any of various Indo-European languages spoken by the Paharis, including Nepali; this group of languages or dialects considered as a whole.

Adjective

Pahari

1. Pertaining to the Paharis or a Pahari language.
   • 1899: The Kotgarh Chaplain christened her Elizabeth, and ‘Lispeth’ is the Hill or pahari pronunciation. — Rudyard Kipling, ‘Lispeth’, Plain Tales from the Hills (Folio Society 2005, p. 7)

Anagrams

• Pirahã, pariah, raphia