| 单词 | Newar |
| 释义 | Newar|niːˈwɑː(r)|
A member of one of the castes of Nepal, of Mongol or partly Mongol origin. Also attrib. So Neˈwari, a language of partly Tibetan origin spoken by the Newars.
1811[see Magar2]. 1819F. Hamilton Acct. Kingdom Nepal i. i. 49 They afterwards settled in the valley of Nepal, and are the people now called Newars. 1877[see bael, bel]. 1877D. Wright Hist. Nepal App. vii. 306 (heading) Newārī songs. 1893A. L. Waddell in Indian Antiquary XXII. 292 The Nêwârs are the aborigines of Nêpâl Proper, that is, of the valley in which the present capital Khâtmândû stands. Ibid. 293 The original name of this section of the Pâl country, which contained the home of the Nêwârs, seems to have been Nê, while the people were hence called by the Hindus Nêwâr, or ‘Inhabitants of Nê’. 1911Frazer Golden Bough: Magic Art (ed. 3) I. v. 294 The Newars..worship the frog. 1928P. Landon Nepal II. App. xvi. 236 He was buried in the little Christian cemetery with an inscription in two languages, Latin and Newari. 1971J. Pemble Invasion of Nepal i. 6 Jaya Yaksha Malla..patronized native letters and raised Newari to the status of an official language. 1972W. B. Lockwood Panorama Indo-European Lang. 208 Spoken in 1952–4 by close on 400,000 persons in Nepal, Newari is the only Himalayan language of the Tibeto-Burman group to have developed a considerable literature. The Newars have evolved a high degree of material culture. 1973Times 14 Apr. (Nepal Suppl.) p. ii/5 The three towns of Katmandu, Patan and Bhadgaon are the creation of Newars. 1974M. Peissel Great Himalayan Passage xiv. 206 The Newars do not like anyone to die in their houses, so they turn the dying outside on mats. Ibid., All the windows of traditional Newar houses have to be entirely closed by wooden lattices, as these are believed to stop evil spirits entering. |
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