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धेरै

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Nepali

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Etymology

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From धेर [dhera], (from Khasa Prakrit धेइ (dhei)) + नै [nai]. [1].

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d̪ʱe̤ɾʌi̯]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: धेरै

Adjective

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धेरै • (dherai)

  1. much, plenty, many
  2. too much, too many
  3. several

Adverb

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धेरै • (dherai)

  1. too, very
    Synonyms: औधी (audhī), साह्रै (sāhrai), निकै (nikai), बढी (baḍhī)

References

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  1. ^ “धेरै”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading

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  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “धेरै”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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