Meanings
adjectiveNepali (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepali people or the Nepali language.
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nounNepali (plural Nepalis)
plural Nepalis
- A person from Nepal or of Nepali descent.
Synonyms: Nepalese
proper noun
- An Indo-Aryan language used primarily by the people of Nepal.
Synonyms: Nepalese
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepali people or the Nepali language.
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nounA person from Nepal or of Nepali descent.
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proper nounAn Indo-Aryan language used primarily by the people of Nepal.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture
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Origin
- EnglishNepal
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Hebrew־י (-i)
- Middle Persianyḥ (īh)
- Middle Persianig
- Persianـی (-ī)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*i-
- Classical Persianـِی (-ī)influ.
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)influ.
- Urduـی (-ī)
- EnglishNepali
Translations
Afrikaans Nepalees, Nepalees
- Nepaleespertaining to Nepal
- Nepaleesperson
- Nepaleeslanguage
Arabic نِيبَالِيّ, نِيبَالِيّ
- نِيبَالِيّ (nēpāliyy)pertaining to Nepal
- نِيبَالِيّ (nībāliyy)pertaining to Nepal
- نِيبَالِيّ (nēpāliyy)person
- نِيبَالِيَّة (nēpāliyya)person
- نِيبَالِيّ (nībāliyy)person
- نِيبَالِيَّة (nībāliyya)person
- اللُّغَة النِّيبَالِيَّة (al-luḡa n-nēpāliyya)language
- النِّيبَالِيَّة (an-nēpāliyya)language
- اللُّغَة النِّيبَالِيَّة (al-luḡa n-nībāliyya)language
- النِّيبَالِيَّة (an-nībāliyya)language
Basque nepalera
- nepaleralanguage
Bulgarian непалски, непалец
- непалски (nepalski)pertaining to Nepal
- непалец (nepalec)person
- непалка (nepalka)person
- непалски (nepalski)language
Catalan nepalès, nepalés
- nepalèspertaining to Nepal
- nepaléspertaining to Nepal
- nepalèsperson
- nepalesaperson
- nepalésperson
- nepalesaperson
- nepalèslanguage
- nepalesalanguage
- nepaléslanguage
- nepalesalanguage
Chinese Mandarin 尼泊尔的, 尼泊爾人 /尼泊尔人
- 尼泊尔的pertaining to Nepal
- 尼泊爾人 /尼泊尔人 (Níbó'ěr-rén)person
- 尼泊爾語 /尼泊尔语 (Níbó'ěryǔ)language
Czech nepálský, Nepálec
- nepálskýpertaining to Nepal
- Nepálecperson
- Nepálkaperson
- nepálštinalanguage
Danish nepalesisk, nepales
- nepalesiskpertaining to Nepal
- nepalesperson
- nepalesisklanguage
Dutch Nepalees, Nepalees
- Nepaleespertaining to Nepal
- Nepaleesperson
- Nepaleseperson
- Nepaleeslanguage
Esperanto nepalano, nepalanino
- nepalanoperson
- nepalaninoperson
Estonian nepal, nepallane
- nepalpertaining to Nepal
- nepallaneperson
- nepalilanguage
Finnish nepalilainen, nepalilainen
- nepalilainenpertaining to Nepal
- nepalilainenperson
- nepalilanguage
French népalais, Népalais
- népalaispertaining to Nepal
- Népalaisperson
- Népalaiseperson
- népalaislanguage
German nepalesisch, Nepalese
- nepalesischpertaining to Nepal
- Nepaleseperson
- Nepalesinperson
- Nepalesischlanguage
- Nepalilanguage
Greek νεπαλική
- νεπαλική (nepalikí)language
Hindi नेपाली, नेपाली
- नेपाली (nepālī)pertaining to Nepal
- नेपाली (nepālī)person
- नेपाली (nepālī)language
- गोरखाली (gorkhālī)language
Hungarian nepáli, nepáli
- nepálipertaining to Nepal
- nepáliperson
- nepálilanguage
Icelandic nepalskur, Nepali
- nepalskurpertaining to Nepal
- Nepaliperson
- nepalskalanguage
Irish Neipealach, Neipealach
- Neipealachpertaining to Nepal
- Neipealachperson
- Neipeailislanguage
Italian nepalese
- nepaleseperson
Japanese ネパールの, ネパール人
- ネパールの (Nepāru no)pertaining to Nepal
- ネパール人 (Nepāru-jin)person
- ネパール語 (Nepāru-go)language
Korean 네팔의, 네팔인
- 네팔의 (Nepar-ui)pertaining to Nepal
- 네팔인 (neparin)person
- 네팔 사람 (nepal saram)person
- 네팔어 (nepareo)language
Latvian Nepālas, nepāliešu
- Nepālaspertaining to Nepal
- nepāliešupertaining to Nepal
- nepālietisperson
- nepālieteperson
- nepāliešu valodalanguage
- nepāliešulanguage
Lithuanian Nepalo, nepalų
- Nepalopertaining to Nepal
- nepalųpertaining to Nepal
- nepalietisperson
- nepalietėperson
- nepalųlanguage
- nepalų kuodalanguage
Norwegian Bokmål nepalsk, nepaler
- nepalskpertaining to Nepal
- nepalerperson
- nepalsklanguage
- nepalilanguage
Polish nepalski, Nepalczyk
- nepalskipertaining to Nepal
- Nepalczykperson
- Nepalkaperson
- nepalskilanguage
Portuguese nepalês, nepalês
- nepalêspertaining to Nepal
- nepalêsperson
- nepalêslanguage
- nepalilanguage
Romanian nepalez, nepalez
- nepalezpertaining to Nepal
- nepalezperson
- nepalezăperson
- nepalezălanguage
Russian непа́льский, непа́лец
- непа́льский (nepálʹskij)pertaining to Nepal
- непа́лец (nepálec)person
- непа́лка (nepálka)person
- непа́льский (nepálʹskij)language
Slovak nepálsky, Nepálec
- nepálskypertaining to Nepal
- Nepálecperson
- Nepálkaperson
- nepálčinalanguage
Spanish nepalés, nepalés
- nepaléspertaining to Nepal
- nepalésperson
- nepaléslanguage
Swedish nepalesisk, nepales
- nepalesiskpertaining to Nepal
- nepalesperson
- nepalilanguage
Tamil நேபாளிய, நேபாளியார்
- நேபாளிய (nēpāḷiya)pertaining to Nepal
- நேபாளியார் (nēpāḷiyār)person
- நேபாளி (nēpāḷi)language
Turkish Nepalli, Nepalce
- Nepalliperson
- Nepalcelanguage
Ukrainian непа́льський
- непа́льський (nepálʹsʹkyj)pertaining to Nepal
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Nepali. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nepali
MLA
“Nepali.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nepali. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nepali,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nepali.
Source: Nepali on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.