Gurkha

gurkha English Alternative forms en Gorkha Ghurkha Ghoorka Goorka Goorkha some forms are archaic Etymology From en ne गोर्खा inhabitant of Gorkha, from ne गोरखा/ne गोर्खा Gorkha District, from en sa गोरक्ष cowherd an epithet of the patron deity Gorakhnath, from sa गो रक्ष् cow protect 1. Pronunciation en en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gurkha.wav Southern England en ɜː(ɹ)kə 2 Noun s * A member of the dominant ethnic group in Nepal, with a Himalayan diaspora. A member of this people recruited to serve in their own elite units in the British and Indian armies. Usage notes While Gurkha has been the popular spelling worldwide, inside Nepal, the correct spelling is considered to be Gorkha. Translations member of ethnic group Burmese: my ဂေါ်ရခါး Chinese: Cantonese: yue 啹喀 goe1 gaa4 / goe1 gaa4-2 Hong Kong Mandarin: cmn 廓尔喀, cmn 廓爾喀 Dutch: nl Gurkha m Finnish: fi gurkha Gujarati: gu ગુરખો m Hindi: hi गोरखा m Malayalam: ml ഗുർഖ, ml ഗൂർഖ Manchu: mnc ᠺᠣᡵᠺᠠ Mon: mnw ဂဝ်ရခါ Nepali: ne गोर्खा, ne गोर्खाली, ne गोरखाली Odia: or ଗୋରଖା Russian: ru гу́ркх m Sanskrit: sa गोरक्ष m Spanish: es gurja m f military Burmese: my ဂေါ်ရခါး Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 廓尔喀, cmn 廓爾喀, cmn 啹喀 Dutch: nl Gurkha m Finnish: fi gurkha, fi gurkha-sotilas Gujarati: gu ગુરખો m Hindi: hi गोरखा m Nepali: ne गोर्खा, ne गोर्खाली, ne गोरखाली Norwegian: Bokmål: nb gurkha m Odia: or ଗୋରଖା Spanish: es gurja m f Adjective Referring or belonging to the Gurkha people. en The Gurkha royal house of Shah united all Nepal under its rule Referring or belonging to Gurkha soldiers. en In 2009, Gurkha veterans were awarded better terms in the UK Derived terms en Gurkha knife See also References en eponyms