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English words, with meanings in Nepali. नेपाली

ENGLISH → NEPALI

lisp

/lɪsp/noun · verb
01
noun

तोत्लाउने कार्य वा बानी।

The act or a habit of lisping.

In a sentence

He used to have a terrible lisp before going to a speech therapist.

वाक् चिकित्सककहाँ जानुअघि उसलाई निकै तोत्लाउने बानी थियो।

It's common for children to speak with a lisp.

बालबालिकालाई तोत्लाएर बोल्नु सामान्य हो।

02
verb

व्यञ्जन 'स' को अपूर्ण उच्चारण गर्नु; 'स' र 'ज' लाई 'थ' (/θ/, /ð/) को ध्वनि दिनु। यो बालबालिकामा सामान्य वाक् दोष हो।

To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.

In a sentence

Until the age of 10, Dominic would lisp, but this was fixed by a speech therapist.

दस वर्षको उमेरसम्म डोमिनिक तोत्लाउँथ्यो, तर वाक् चिकित्सकले यसलाई ठीक गरिदिए।

A note on usage

intransitive

03
verb

संकोच वा लुकाइका साथ बोल्नु; डराउँदै वा गोप्य रूपमा भन्नु।

To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially.

In a sentence

to lisp treason

देशद्रोहको कुरा गुनगुनाउनु

A note on usage

archaic; intransitive