Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Possibly a shortening of English Gurkha (elite Nepali unit in the British Army), from Nepali गोर्खा (gorkhā, inhabitant of Gorkha).

Noun

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gurc m (plural gurcs)

  1. (Harris, colloquial) young child, infant
    nuair bha mi nam ghurcwhen I was a wean
  2. (Barra, colloquial) preteen boy