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These are the tastes in the pot. Salt, लवणम्, is on Food. Mustard and sesame are on Grains. They are listed again so the jar is in one place.

WordLikeNepaliMeaning
लवणम्पुस्तकम्नुनsalt
मरिचम्पुस्तकम्मरिचblack pepper
जीरकम्पुस्तकम्जीराcumin
धन्याकम्पुस्तकम्धनियाcoriander
हरिद्राछात्राबेसारturmeric
आर्द्रकम्पुस्तकम्अदुवाfresh ginger
शुण्ठीनदीसुठोdry ginger. The subject has no visarga.
एलाछात्राअलैंचीcardamom
लवङ्गम्पुस्तकम्ल्वाङclove
सर्षपःछात्रःतोरीmustard
तिलःछात्रःतिलsesame
गुडःछात्रःगुडjaggery
शर्कराछात्राचिनीsugar

लवङ्ग keeps ङ् before ग.

Sentences

SentenceMeaning
हरिद्रा पीता अस्ति।Turmeric is yellow. बेसार पहेँलो छ। पीता is the woman-form of पीतः, from Colors, because हरिद्रा is like छात्रा.
ओदने लवणम् अस्ति।There is salt in the rice. भातमा नुन छ।
अहं जीरकं पश्यामि।I see cumin. म जीरा देख्छु।
आर्द्रकं कटु अस्ति।Ginger is pungent. अदुवा पिरो छ। आर्द्रकम् is written आर्द्रकं before a consonant. कटु, beside a thing, has no म्.
एला सुगन्धा अस्ति।Cardamom is fragrant. अलैंची बास्नादार छ। सुगन्धः means “fragrant,” बास्नादार. Beside a woman-word it is सुगन्धा.
चषके मरिचम् अस्ति।Pepper is in the cup. कपमा मरिच छ। चषकः means “cup,” and it is on Things in the House.

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Festivals is Dashain, Tihar, Holi, and the rest of the year.