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

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गोरखा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गोरखा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha