गोरखा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali गोर्खा (gorkhā, “(inhabitant of) Gorkha District”) named for गोरख (gorakh, “Gorakhnath”), from Sanskrit गोरक्ष (gorakṣa, “cowherd”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡoːɾ.kʰɑː/, [ɡoːɾ.kʰäː]

Noun

गोरखा • (gorkhā) m (Urdu spelling گورکھا)

  1. Gurkha (Nepali ethnic group)

Declension

Declension of गोरखा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct गोरखा
gorkhā 		गोरखे
gorkhe
oblique गोरखे
gorkhe 		गोरखों
gorkhõ
vocative गोरखे
gorkhe 		गोरखो
gorkho

Descendants

  • → Burmese: ဂေါ်ရခါး (gaura.hka:)

References

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