noun
See Gurkha in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin:
Origin: Nepalese
Origin: , from Sanskrit gorakṣaḥ, cowherd
Origin: : Sanskrit gauḥ, cow; see gwou- in Indo-European roots
Origin: + Sanskrit rakṣati, he protects
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