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गोर्खा

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Nepali

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Etymology

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Corrupted form of गोरखा (gorakhā), named after गोरख (gorakh, Gorakhnath), from Sanskrit गोरक्ष (gorakṣa)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡorkʰä]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: गोर्खा

Proper noun

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गोर्खा (gorkhā)

  1. Gorkha district (a district of Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal)
  2. inhabitant of Gorkha district

Declension

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Declension of गोर्खा
Singular
nominative गोर्खा [ɡorkʰä]
accusative गोर्खालाई [ɡorkʰäläi]
instrumental/ergative गोर्खाले [ɡorkʰäle]
dative गोर्खालाई [ɡorkʰäläi]
ablative गोर्खाबाट [ɡorkʰäbäʈʌ]
genitive गोर्खाको [ɡorkʰäko]
locative गोर्खामा [ɡorkʰämä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.