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Nature & Wildlife Vocabulary

Mountains, rivers, rhododendrons, rhinos, eagles — the Nepali names for Nepal's landscape, plants, and animals, useful on every trek and safari.

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  • Snow-capped Himalayan peaks at sunrisePhoto: Unsplash

    हिमाल

    Mountain

    Himāl

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  • A glacial river winding through a Nepali valleyPhoto: Unsplash

    नदी

    River

    Nadī

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  • A rhododendron forest along the Ghorepani trailPhoto: Unsplash

    जंगल

    Forest

    Jangal

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  • Bright marigold flowers in a temple offeringPhoto: Unsplash

    फूल

    Flower

    Phūl

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  • A close-up of a red rhododendron flower in bloomPhoto: Unsplash

    लालीगुराँस

    Rhododendron

    Lāligurā̱s

  • Marigold garlands strung up for TiharPhoto: Unsplash

    सयपत्री

    Marigold

    Sayapatri

  • A Himalayan monal bird in alpine grasslandPhoto: Unsplash

    चरा

    Bird

    Charā

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  • A vulture perched on a rocky outcropPhoto: Unsplash

    गिद्ध

    Vulture

    Giddha

  • A common myna perched on a branchPhoto: Unsplash

    मैना

    Myna (bird)

    Mainā

  • A one-horned rhinoceros in Chitwan grasslandsPhoto: Unsplash

    गैँडा

    Rhinoceros

    Gaĩḍā

  • A leopard resting on a tree branchPhoto: Unsplash

    चितुवा

    Leopard

    Chituwā

  • A rare snow leopard against a rocky alpine backdropPhoto: Unsplash

    हिउँ चितुवा

    Snow leopard

    Hiũ̱ chituwā

  • A rhesus macaque at the Swayambhunath stupaPhoto: Unsplash

    बाँदर

    Monkey

    Bā̱dar

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  • An Asian elephant in Chitwan parkPhoto: Unsplash

    हात्ती

    Elephant

    Hāttī

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  • A colorful butterfly on a wild flowerPhoto: Unsplash

    पुतली

    Butterfly

    Putalī

  • Fresh river fish from a Pokhara marketPhoto: Unsplash

    माछा

    Fish

    Māchhā

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  • A coiled snake at the edge of a Terai forest pathPhoto: Unsplash

    सर्प

    Snake

    Sarpa

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  • A friendly street dog napping in a Thamel doorwayPhoto: Unsplash

    कुकुर

    Dog

    Kukur

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  • A water buffalo grazing in a paddy fieldPhoto: Unsplash

    भैंसी

    Buffalo

    Bhaĩsī

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  • Terraced fields stretching across a Nepali valleyPhoto: Unsplash

    उपत्यका

    Valley

    Upatyakā

  • A glacier flowing down from a Himalayan peakPhoto: Unsplash

    हिमनदी

    Glacier

    Himanadī

  • A solitary Himalayan peak above the cloudsPhoto: Unsplash

    चुचुरो

    Peak (summit)

    Chuchuro