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Nepali
Etymology
From धेर , (from Khasa Prakrit धेइ (dhei)) + नै .
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Pronunciation
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- Phonetic Devanagari: धेरै
Adjective
धेरै • (dherai)
- much, plenty, many
- too much, too many
- several
Adverb
धेरै • (dherai)
- too, very
- Synonyms: औधी (audhī), साह्रै (sāhrai), निकै (nikai), बढी (baḍhī)
References
- ^ “धेरै”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
Further reading
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “धेरै”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar