गोरखा
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Nepali गोर्खा (gorkhā, “(inhabitant of) Gorkha District”) named for गोरख (gorakh, “Gorakhnath”), from Sanskrit गोरक्ष (gorakṣa, “cowherd”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editगोरखा • (gorkhā) m
Declension
editDeclension 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