Sahi Shabda () is a 1995 Nepali language thesaurus written by Canadian Jesuit Father William Bourke SJ. It is the first comprehensive Nepali thesaurus. It was published 1995 and won the Madan Puraskar, 2051 B.S.; the highest literary honor of Nepal.

About the author Father William Bourke SJ was born on May 28, 1925, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He moved to Darjeeling as a Canadian Jesuit missionary in 1954 and served as a Headmaster for St. Robert's School, Darjeeling from 1981 to 1990. He also translated the Bible into Nepali and wrote a book called 'Proverbs for Today', a collection of Nepali and English proverbs. He died on November 29, 2019, of natural causes, aged 94.

Reception The book won the Madan Puraskar. The award is given annually for a book in Nepali language by Madan Puraskar Guthi.

See also

Hamro Lok Sanskriti Karnali Lok Sanskriti Srasta ra Sahitya

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