Pahari

/pəˈhɑːɹi/

Pahari noun: 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.

Noun

Pahari (plural Paharis or Pahari)

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.

Proper noun

Pahari

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

Adjective

Pahari

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)

Pahari meaning in Punjabi

Pahari in Punjabi

Pahari: ਪਹਾੜੀ pahāṛī

Forms of Pahari

plural	Paharis
plural	Pahari
alternative form	Paharee

Origin of Pahari

Borrowed from Hindi पहाड़ी (pahāṛī).

Questions about Pahari

What does Pahari mean?: Pahari means 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.
What is Pahari in Punjabi?: Pahari in Punjabi is ਪਹਾੜੀ (pahāṛī). See Pahari meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is Pahari?: Pahari can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Pahari?: Pahari is pronounced /pəˈhɑːɹi/.
What is the plural of Pahari?: The plural of Pahari is Paharis.

Words near Pahari in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: Pahari (page history and authors); ਪਹਾੜੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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