Pahari

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pəˈhɑːɹi/

Origin

From Hindi.

Full definition of Pahari

Noun

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

Proper noun

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

Adjective

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

• pariah
• Pirahã