Pahari

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi पहाड़ी (pahāṛī). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pəˈhɑːɹi/ === Noun === Pahari (plural Paharis or Pahari) 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. ==== Alternative forms ==== Paharee (archaic) === Proper noun === Pahari Any of various Indo-European languages spoken by the Paharis, including Nepali; this group of languages or dialects considered as a whole. === Adjective === Pahari 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 === raphia, Raphia, pariah, Pirahã