Gurkha

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(go̵or′kä′)

noun

a member of a people living in the mountains of Nepal, famous as soldiers

See Gurkha in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A member of a Rajput ethnic group predominant in Nepal.
  2. A member of this people serving in the British or Indian armies.

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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