Samjhana
Origin
Nepali
Syllables
3
Peak era
1990s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
memory, remembrance; the everyday Nepali word, not a Sanskrit borrowing taken whole, and beloved through 1970s and 80s Nepali film and song; instantly recognizable to any Nepali as home
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 1990s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Samjhana peaked in the 1990s.
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