See Gurkha on Wiktionary
Download JSON data for Gurkha meaning in All languages combined (8.8kB)
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ne",
"3": "गोर्खा",
"t": "inhabitant of Gorkha"
},
"expansion": "Nepali गोर्खा (gorkhā, “inhabitant of Gorkha”)",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ne",
"2": "गोरखा"
},
"expansion": "गोरखा (gorakhā)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ne",
"2": "गोर्खा",
"t": "Gorkha District"
},
"expansion": "गोर्खा (gorkhā, “Gorkha District”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sa",
"3": "गोरक्ष",
"t": "cowherd"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit गोरक्ष (gorakṣa, “cowherd”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "गो",
"3": "रक्ष्",
"nocat": "1",
"t1": "cow",
"t2": "protect"
},
"expansion": "गो (go, “cow”) + रक्ष् (rakṣ, “protect”)",
"name": "com"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "Gurkhas",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Gurkha",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "s",
"2": "Gurkha"
},
"expansion": "Gurkha (plural Gurkhas or Gurkha)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "4 4 64 28",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "4 5 65 26",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"parents": [
"Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A member of the dominant ethnic group in Nepal, with a Himalayan diaspora."
],
"id": "en-Gurkha-en-noun-iUJvMHAf",
"links": [
[
"ethnic",
"ethnic"
],
[
"group",
"group"
],
[
"Nepal",
"Nepal"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "gaura.hka:",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "ဂေါ်ရခါး"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"alt": "goe¹ gaa⁴ / goe¹ gaa⁴⁻²",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"tags": [
"Hong-Kong"
],
"word": "啹喀"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Kuò'ěrkā",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "廓尔喀"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "廓爾喀"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gurkha"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "gurkha"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "gorkhā",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "गोरखा"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "guṟkha",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "ഗുർഖ"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "gūṟkha",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "ഗൂർഖ"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "mnw",
"lang": "Mon",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "ဂဝ်ရခါ"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "gorkhā",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "गोर्खा"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "gorkhālī",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "गोर्खाली"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "gorakhālī",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "गोरखाली"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "gorôkha",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "ଗୋରଖା"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "gorakṣa",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "गोरक्ष"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "gurja"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A member of this people recruited to serve in their own elite units in the British and Indian armies."
],
"id": "en-Gurkha-en-noun-In3MG9go",
"links": [
[
"British",
"British"
],
[
"Indian",
"Indian"
],
[
"armies",
"army"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)kə"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 48 52",
"word": "Gorkha"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 48 52",
"word": "Ghurkha"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 48 52",
"word": "Ghoorka"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 48 52",
"word": "Goorka"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 48 52",
"english": "some forms are archaic",
"word": "Goorkha"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "gaura.hka:",
"sense": "military",
"word": "ဂေါ်ရခါး"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Kuò'ěrkā",
"sense": "military",
"word": "廓尔喀"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "military",
"word": "廓爾喀"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "military",
"word": "啹喀"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "military",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gurkha"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "military",
"word": "gurkha"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "military",
"word": "gurkha-sotilas"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "gorkhā",
"sense": "military",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "गोरखा"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "gorkhā",
"sense": "military",
"word": "गोर्खा"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "gorkhālī",
"sense": "military",
"word": "गोर्खाली"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "gorakhālī",
"sense": "military",
"word": "गोरखाली"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "military",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gurkha"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "gorôkha",
"sense": "military",
"word": "ଗୋରଖା"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "military",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "gurja"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Gorakhnath",
"Gorkha District"
],
"word": "Gurkha"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "48 52",
"word": "Gurkha knife"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ne",
"3": "गोर्खा",
"t": "inhabitant of Gorkha"
},
"expansion": "Nepali गोर्खा (gorkhā, “inhabitant of Gorkha”)",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ne",
"2": "गोरखा"
},
"expansion": "गोरखा (gorakhā)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ne",
"2": "गोर्खा",
"t": "Gorkha District"
},
"expansion": "गोर्खा (gorkhā, “Gorkha District”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sa",
"3": "गोरक्ष",
"t": "cowherd"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit गोरक्ष (gorakṣa, “cowherd”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "गो",
"3": "रक्ष्",
"nocat": "1",
"t1": "cow",
"t2": "protect"
},
"expansion": "गो (go, “cow”) + रक्ष् (rakṣ, “protect”)",
"name": "com"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more Gurkha",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most Gurkha",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "Gurkha (comparative more Gurkha, superlative most Gurkha)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The Gurkha royal house of Shah united all Nepal under its rule",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Referring or belonging to the Gurkha people."
],
"id": "en-Gurkha-en-adj-NtYnjm37",
"links": [
[
"Gurkha",
"#Proper noun"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "In 2009, Gurkha veterans were awarded better terms in the UK",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Referring or belonging to Gurkha soldiers."
],
"id": "en-Gurkha-en-adj-gl2MTU7b"
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)kə"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 48 52",
"word": "Gorkha"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 48 52",
"word": "Ghurkha"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 48 52",
"word": "Ghoorka"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 48 52",
"word": "Goorka"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 48 52",
"english": "some forms are archaic",
"word": "Goorkha"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Gorakhnath",
"Gorkha District"
],
"word": "Gurkha"
}
{
"categories": [
"English adjectives",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"English eponyms",
"English indeclinable nouns",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English nouns with irregular plurals",
"English terms borrowed from Nepali",
"English terms derived from Nepali",
"English terms derived from Sanskrit",
"Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)kə",
"Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)kə/2 syllables"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ne",
"3": "गोर्खा",
"t": "inhabitant of Gorkha"
},
"expansion": "Nepali गोर्खा (gorkhā, “inhabitant of Gorkha”)",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ne",
"2": "गोरखा"
},
"expansion": "गोरखा (gorakhā)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ne",
"2": "गोर्खा",
"t": "Gorkha District"
},
"expansion": "गोर्खा (gorkhā, “Gorkha District”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sa",
"3": "गोरक्ष",
"t": "cowherd"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit गोरक्ष (gorakṣa, “cowherd”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "गो",
"3": "रक्ष्",
"nocat": "1",
"t1": "cow",
"t2": "protect"
},
"expansion": "गो (go, “cow”) + रक्ष् (rakṣ, “protect”)",
"name": "com"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "Gurkhas",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Gurkha",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "s",
"2": "Gurkha"
},
"expansion": "Gurkha (plural Gurkhas or Gurkha)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"A member of the dominant ethnic group in Nepal, with a Himalayan diaspora."
],
"links": [
[
"ethnic",
"ethnic"
],
[
"group",
"group"
],
[
"Nepal",
"Nepal"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A member of this people recruited to serve in their own elite units in the British and Indian armies."
],
"links": [
[
"British",
"British"
],
[
"Indian",
"Indian"
],
[
"armies",
"army"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)kə"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Gorkha"
},
{
"word": "Ghurkha"
},
{
"word": "Ghoorka"
},
{
"word": "Goorka"
},
{
"english": "some forms are archaic",
"word": "Goorkha"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "gaura.hka:",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "ဂေါ်ရခါး"
},
{
"alt": "goe¹ gaa⁴ / goe¹ gaa⁴⁻²",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"tags": [
"Hong-Kong"
],
"word": "啹喀"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Kuò'ěrkā",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "廓尔喀"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "廓爾喀"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Kuò'ěrkā",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "廓尔喀"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gurkha"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "gurkha"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "gorkhā",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "गोरखा"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "guṟkha",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "ഗുർഖ"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "gūṟkha",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "ഗൂർഖ"
},
{
"code": "mnw",
"lang": "Mon",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "ဂဝ်ရခါ"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "gorkhā",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "गोर्खा"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "gorkhālī",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "गोर्खाली"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "gorakhālī",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "गोरखाली"
},
{
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "gorôkha",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"word": "ଗୋରଖା"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "gorakṣa",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "गोरक्ष"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "member of ethnic group",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "gurja"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "gaura.hka:",
"sense": "military",
"word": "ဂေါ်ရခါး"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Kuò'ěrkā",
"sense": "military",
"word": "廓尔喀"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "military",
"word": "廓爾喀"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Kuò'ěrkā",
"sense": "military",
"word": "廓尔喀"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "military",
"word": "啹喀"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "military",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gurkha"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "military",
"word": "gurkha"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "military",
"word": "gurkha-sotilas"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "gorkhā",
"sense": "military",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "गोरखा"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "gorkhā",
"sense": "military",
"word": "गोर्खा"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "gorkhālī",
"sense": "military",
"word": "गोर्खाली"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "gorakhālī",
"sense": "military",
"word": "गोरखाली"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "military",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gurkha"
},
{
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "gorôkha",
"sense": "military",
"word": "ଗୋରଖା"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "military",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "gurja"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Gorakhnath",
"Gorkha District"
],
"word": "Gurkha"
}
{
"categories": [
"English adjectives",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"English eponyms",
"English indeclinable nouns",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English nouns with irregular plurals",
"English terms borrowed from Nepali",
"English terms derived from Nepali",
"English terms derived from Sanskrit",
"Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)kə",
"Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)kə/2 syllables"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "Gurkha knife"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ne",
"3": "गोर्खा",
"t": "inhabitant of Gorkha"
},
"expansion": "Nepali गोर्खा (gorkhā, “inhabitant of Gorkha”)",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ne",
"2": "गोरखा"
},
"expansion": "गोरखा (gorakhā)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ne",
"2": "गोर्खा",
"t": "Gorkha District"
},
"expansion": "गोर्खा (gorkhā, “Gorkha District”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sa",
"3": "गोरक्ष",
"t": "cowherd"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit गोरक्ष (gorakṣa, “cowherd”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "गो",
"3": "रक्ष्",
"nocat": "1",
"t1": "cow",
"t2": "protect"
},
"expansion": "गो (go, “cow”) + रक्ष् (rakṣ, “protect”)",
"name": "com"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more Gurkha",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most Gurkha",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "Gurkha (comparative more Gurkha, superlative most Gurkha)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The Gurkha royal house of Shah united all Nepal under its rule",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Referring or belonging to the Gurkha people."
],
"links": [
[
"Gurkha",
"#Proper noun"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "In 2009, Gurkha veterans were awarded better terms in the UK",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Referring or belonging to Gurkha soldiers."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)kə"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Gorkha"
},
{
"word": "Ghurkha"
},
{
"word": "Ghoorka"
},
{
"word": "Goorka"
},
{
"english": "some forms are archaic",
"word": "Goorkha"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Gorakhnath",
"Gorkha District"
],
"word": "Gurkha"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.