Category: SciencePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
भूकम्प
/bhukamp/Roman
English meaning: Earthquake
Nepali Definition
(नेपाली)भूकम्प भूगर्भमा हुने टेक्टोनिक प्लेटहरूको गतिका कारण उत्पन्न प्राकृतिक विपद् हो। नेपाल भारतीय र युरेशियाली टेक्टोनिक प्लेटहरूको सङ्गमस्थलमा अवस्थित भएकाले भूकम्पको उच्च जोखिममा रहन्छ।
English Definition
A natural disaster caused by seismic activity. Nepal sits at the junction of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, making it highly earthquake-prone.
Example
“२०७२ सालको भूकम्पले नेपालमा ठूलो क्षति पुर्यायो।”
In English: “The 2015 earthquake caused great destruction in Nepal.”
Literary Heritage
“विज्ञानले प्रकृतिको रहस्य खोल्छ, कविले त्यसलाई गाउँछ।”
/vijñānale prakṛtiko rahasya kholcha, kavile tyasalāī gāuṃcha./
“Science unlocks nature's secret; the poet sings it aloud.”
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- Language
- नेपाली
- Nepali
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 32M