pahari

noun

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.

name

1. Any of various Indo-European languages spoken by the Paharis, including Nepali; this group of languages or dialects considered as a whole.

adj

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)”