ENGLISH → NEPALI
glacier
01
noun
हिमनदी; आफ्नै भारले सामान्यतया तलतिर बग्ने हिउँको विशाल पिण्ड
A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
In a sentence
They warned that the effects of glacier melting on water resources are becoming “increasingly serious” for China.
उनीहरूले चेतावनी दिए कि चीनका लागि जलस्रोतमा हिमनदी पग्लिने प्रभाव “लगातार गम्भीर” बन्दै गएको छ।
02
noun
वर्षभर हिउँ रहने पहाडको क्षेत्र
An area of a mountain where snow is present year-round.
In a sentence
You can ski down the glacier in both the winter and the summer.
तपाईं जाडो र गर्मी दुवैमा हिमनदीमा स्की गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ।
03
noun
धेरै ढिलो चल्ने कुरा
Something that moves very slowly
In a sentence
The queue in the pharmacy was a glacier.
औषधालयमा लाइन एक हिमनदीजस्तै ढिलो थियो।
A note on usage
figuratively