Marking on Nepalese Kukri, correction for collectors

Silver John · 9th July 2015, 09:27 PM

Hi Sirupate,

That’s an interesting alternative hypothesis. How did you come to this conclusion?

I’ve been looking into this topic a little bit recently and I’m not 100% sold on the “Papu” interpretation, though it does seem to have it’s merits.

That said, this new “Dhu” interpretation has not yet been fleshed out. I can see a similarity between the Devanagari script for Dhu and this symbol (if you orientate it differently) but it does not look like a closer match than the slightly off "papu".

Can you expand on this explanation for us all? At present it does not seem clear why the “Papu” (or variant spelling) interpretation is without doubt incorrect or a misconception and the Dhu interpretation is an accurate correction.

Could you tell us what this “old local Nepali dialect” is if not Devanegari? Are you perhaps suggesting Newari, what with Dhulkhel being in the Kathmandu Valley?

It's always fascinating to see new explanations proposed.

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9th July 2015, 09:27 PM	#2
Silver John Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 31	Hi Sirupate, That’s an interesting alternative hypothesis. How did you come to this conclusion? I’ve been looking into this topic a little bit recently and I’m not 100% sold on the “Papu” interpretation, though it does seem to have it’s merits. That said, this new “Dhu” interpretation has not yet been fleshed out. I can see a similarity between the Devanagari script for Dhu and this symbol (if you orientate it differently) but it does not look like a closer match than the slightly off "papu". Can you expand on this explanation for us all? At present it does not seem clear why the “Papu” (or variant spelling) interpretation is without doubt incorrect or a misconception and the Dhu interpretation is an accurate correction. Could you tell us what this “old local Nepali dialect” is if not Devanegari? Are you perhaps suggesting Newari, what with Dhulkhel being in the Kathmandu Valley? It's always fascinating to see new explanations proposed.