Nepal
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wiktionary
Borrowed from Nepali नेपाल(nepāl).
etymonline
Nepal
Himalayan nation north of India and south of Tibet, from Sanskrit Nepala, said to be from nipat "to fly down" (from ni "down" + pat "to fly") + alaya "abode, house." If this is right, the reference would be to villages in mountain vales. Related: Nepalese.
