ENGLISH → NEPALI
copper
01
noun
ठूलो धातुको भाँडो
A large pot, originally made of copper but later often of iron, filled with water and heated over a fire for cooking, washing clothes, etc.
पानी तताउने, लुगा उमाल्ने वा खाना पकाउने ठूलो भाँडो।
In a sentence
Mum would heat the water in a copper in the kitchen and transfer it to the tin bath.
आमा भान्सामा तामाको भाँडोमा पानी तताएर टिनको टबमा सार्थिन्।
Socks can’t be boiled up in the copper with the sheets and towels or they shrink.
मोजाहरूलाई चादर र तौलियासँगै तामाको भाँडोमा उमाल्न मिल्दैन, नत्र ती खुम्चिन्छन्।
A note on usage
Australia; UK; broadly; countable; dated