गोरखा
Hindi
Etymology
From गोरखा (gorkhā, “Gorkha District”) named for गोरख (gorakh, “Gorakhnath”), from Sanskrit गोरक्ष (gorakṣa, “cowherd”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡoːɾ.kʰɑː/, [ɡoːɾ.kʰäː]
Noun
गोरखा • (gorkhā) m
- 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