Chhaimale
Chhaimale
छैमले | |
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Village of Dakshinkali Municipality | |
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| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | No. 3 |
| District | Kathmandu District |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,216 |
| • Religions | Hindu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Chhaimale is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Dakshinkali Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,216 living in 968 households.[1]
Toponymy
[edit | edit source]Linguistic origin
[edit | edit source]- Linguistic family: Indoeuropean
- Language: Sanskrit
Etymology
[edit | edit source]“Chhai” comes from an old word meaning shade or coolness. “Male” refers to the sheltered side of a hill or a green area. It is said that the place was named for being a cool, shaded, and green area.
Chhai means “shade, shadow” — likely from the Nepali root छायाँ (chhāyā), which means “shadow” or “shade”; ultimately derived from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā).
Male (मले) is a local name or toponymic suffix, possibly of indigenous or regional origin with uncertain etymology. The toponym Chhaimale is descriptive in nature, referring to a shaded or sun-protected area, combining a Sanskrit-derived root with a local suffix.
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