गोरखा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Nepali गोर्खा (gorkhā, “(inhabitant of) Gorkha District”) named for गोरख (gorakh, “Gorakhnath”), from Sanskrit गोरक्ष (gorakṣa, “cowherd”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
गोरखा • (gorkhā) m
Declension edit
Declension of गोरखा (masc ā-stem)
Descendants edit
- → Burmese: ဂေါ်ရခါး (gaura.hka:)
References edit
- 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