ENGLISH → NEPALI
misnomer
01
noun
भ्रामक नाम
A term which is misleading, even if firmly established, technically correct, or both.
In a sentence
The name Chinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with China.
चाइनिज चेकर्स नाम भ्रामक छ किनभने यो खेलको चीनसँग कुनै सम्बन्ध छैन।
The word blackboard as applied to green or brown chalkboards is a misnomer but is not incorrect, as the broad sense of the word is idiomatic.
हरियो वा खैरो चकबोर्डका लागि ब्ल्याकबोर्ड शब्द भ्रामक छ, तर गलत होइन, किनभने यो शब्दको व्यापक अर्थ मुहावरेदार छ।
A note on usage
broadly
02
noun
भ्रम
Something which is asserted not to be true; a mistaken belief, a falsehood, a myth.
In a sentence
It’s a misnomer that all doctors have bad handwriting.
यो एक भ्रम हो कि सबै डाक्टरहरूको हस्तलेखन नराम्रो हुन्छ।
A note on usage
broadly; nonstandard; proscribed