Pahari

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/pəˈhɑːɹi/

noun

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

OriginHindi पहाड़ी →
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Meanings

nounPahari (plural Paharis or Pahari)

plural Paharis · alternative Paharee

  1. In South Asia, someone from the hills or mountains, a hillman; 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)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pahari-pothwari

Origin

  1. Hindiपहाड़ी
  2. Hindiपहाड़ी
  3. EnglishPahari

Borrowed from Hindi पहाड़ी (pahāṛī).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Pahari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pahari

MLA

“Pahari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pahari. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pahari,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pahari.

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