Gurkha

n. 廓尔喀人

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其它

词形变化

Gurkhas 复数 Gurkhas more Gurkha 比较级 most Gurkha 最高级

别名

Gorkha Ghurkha Ghoorka Goorka Goorkha

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of the dominant ethnic group in Nepal, with a Himalayan diaspora.

    廓尔喀

    啹喀

  2. 2.

    A member of this people recruited to serve in their own elite units in the British and Indian armies.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Referring or belonging to the Gurkha people.

    The Gurkha royal house of Shah united all Nepal under its rule

  2. 2.

    Referring or belonging to Gurkha soldiers.

    In 2009, Gurkha veterans were awarded better terms in the UK

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

soldier Nepalese Nepali

相关短语

Gurkha knife Gurkha knives

词源

From Nepali गोर्खा (gorkhā, “inhabitant of Gorkha”), from गोरखा (gorakhā)/गोर्खा (gorkhā, “Gorkha District”), from Sanskrit गोरक्ष (gorakṣa, “cowherd”) an epithet of the patron deity Gorakhnath, from गो (go, “cow”) + रक्ष् (rakṣ, “protect”).

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