Chhaimale

Chhaimale is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Dakshinkali Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,216 living in 968 households.^[1]

Chhaimale छैमले
Village of Dakshinkali Municipality
Chhaimale Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°35′24″N 85°15′36″E
Country	Nepal
Province	No. 3
District	Kathmandu District
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,216
• Religions	Hindu
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Nepali Housewife from Chhaimale

Toponymy

Linguistic origin

• Linguistic family: Indoeuropean
• Language: Sanskrit

Etymology

“Chhai” comes from an old word meaning shade or coolness. “Male” refers to the sheltered side of a hill or a green area. It is said that the place was named for being a cool, shaded, and green area.

Chhai means “shade, shadow” — likely from the Nepali root छायाँ (chhāyā), which means “shadow” or “shade”; ultimately derived from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā).

Male (मले) is a local name or toponymic suffix, possibly of indigenous or regional origin with uncertain etymology. The toponym Chhaimale is descriptive in nature, referring to a shaded or sun-protected area, combining a Sanskrit-derived root with a local suffix.