What name did the Nepalis call Everest?

What name did the Nepalis call Everest?

• A. Deva-dhunga = Sea of God
• B. Sagarmatha
• C. Jomolungma
• D. Chomolungma

Answer: (A)

Everest has different names in different languages, reflecting how cultures view the peak. In Nepal, the mountain is called Sagarmatha, a Nepali term often explained as “Forehead of the Sky” (a venerating image of the mountain reaching toward the heavens). This is the Nepali name that Nepal uses officially and people in Nepal commonly use when referring to the peak. Deva-dhunga isn’t a standard Nepali name for Everest; it would translate roughly to something like “Sea of God,” which doesn’t align with how the Nepali name for the mountain is formed. The other two options come from Tibetan contexts—Jomolungma and Chomolungma (spelling variants)—and are used in Tibetan and Chinese contexts to refer to the same mountain, with meanings related to a goddess of the snow or the world. So the name Nepalis use for Everest is Sagarmatha, because it is the authentic Nepali designation tied to how Nepal names and reveres the peak.

Everest has different names in different languages, reflecting how cultures view the peak. In Nepal, the mountain is called Sagarmatha, a Nepali term often explained as “Forehead of the Sky” (a venerating image of the mountain reaching toward the heavens). This is the Nepali name that Nepal uses officially and people in Nepal commonly use when referring to the peak.

Deva-dhunga isn’t a standard Nepali name for Everest; it would translate roughly to something like “Sea of God,” which doesn’t align with how the Nepali name for the mountain is formed. The other two options come from Tibetan contexts—Jomolungma and Chomolungma (spelling variants)—and are used in Tibetan and Chinese contexts to refer to the same mountain, with meanings related to a goddess of the snow or the world.

So the name Nepalis use for Everest is Sagarmatha, because it is the authentic Nepali designation tied to how Nepal names and reveres the peak.