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Mustangi

Mustangi noun: a person from or native to the Mustang region of Nepal.

Noun

Mustangi (plural Mustangis or Mustangi)

  1. A person from or native to the Mustang region of Nepal.
    • The contrast between the two is striking: the sidhar wears tight jeans and a cowboy-style plaid shirt buttoned up to the top of his scrawny neck, with his hair combed into a wild bouffon; the dishevelled Mustangi, loose robes carelessly thrown on, has grime-covered black hands, uncombed and...1997, Andrew Stevenson, Annapurna Circuit, London: Constable and Company, →ISBN, page 91
    • The Jamchen Monastery is often visited by the Raja of Mustang and other Mustangi, especially when they come south for the harsh winter months.2006, Elke Selter, Melissa Jenkins, Vibhushan Subba, editors, Cultural Portrait Handbook 4: Bauddhanath, UNESCO

Adjective

Mustangi (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or relating to the Mustang region of Nepal.
    • The original plan was to get to Muktinath, then decide whether or not to try to make it to the Chinese border where the Mustangi people were.2003, Mark Jacobson, 12,000 Miles in the Nick of Time, New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, →ISBN, page 116
    • One was painted by the mid-twelfth century at Sakya Monastery or nearby in western Tsang as described in a later written description of the painting by the Mustangi scholar Lowo Khenchen.2011, David P. Jackson, Mirror of the Buddha: Early Portraits from Tibet, New York: Rubin Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 82

Examples of Mustangi in a sentence

  • By late November, many local Mustangis set off for a winter of trade in India, while others headed Kathmandu and the comfort of a winter spent among city-dwelling family […]2008, Sienna R. Craig, Horses Like Lightning: a Story of Passage Through the Himalayas, Boston: Wisdom Publications, →ISBN, page 70:
  • Once a week, a group of Mustangi guys roll in after playing soccer and take over the back […]2024, Ross Perlin, Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues, London: Grove Press UK, →ISBN, page 126:

Forms of Mustangi

pluralMustangis
pluralMustangi

Origin of Mustangi

From Mustang + -i.

Questions about Mustangi

What does Mustangi mean?
Mustangi means a person from or native to the Mustang region of Nepal.
How do you use Mustangi in a sentence?
By late November, many local Mustangis set off for a winter of trade in India, while others headed Kathmandu and the comfort of a winter spent among city-dwelling family […]
What part of speech is Mustangi?
Mustangi can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Mustangi?
The plural of Mustangi is Mustangis.

Words near Mustangi in the dictionary

  1. mustang courts
  2. Mustang Island
  3. mustanged
  4. mustanger
  5. mustangers
  6. Mustangi
  7. mustanging
  8. Mustangis
  9. mustangs
  10. Mustapha
  11. mustard

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