"sherpa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈʃɛr.paː/ Audio: Nl-sherpa.ogg Forms: sherpa's [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English sherpa. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|en|sherpa}} English sherpa Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-'s|-}} sherpa m (plural sherpa's)
  1. A sherpa, local mountain guide/porter. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sherpa-nl-noun-sxATp7Bd Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. A sherpa, expert accompanying a high-ranking leader to a summit meeting. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sherpa-nl-noun-bEdxpogg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sjerpa Related terms: Sherpa

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)pə/ Audio: en-au-sherpa.ogg [Australia] Forms: sherpas [plural]
Etymology: From Sherpa. The verb derives from the noun. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Sherpa}} Sherpa Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sherpa (countable and uncountable, plural sherpas)
  1. (countable) A local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese Sherpa people so employed. Tags: countable Translations (local employed as mountain guide/ porter): sherpa (Albanian), xerpa [masculine] (Catalan), šerpa [masculine] (Czech), sherpa [masculine] (Czech), nosič [masculine] (Czech), sjerpa [masculine] (Dutch), sherpa [masculine] (Dutch), sherpa (Finnish), serpa (Hungarian), शेर्पा (śerpā) (Nepali), xerpa [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), șerpaș [masculine] (Romanian), ше́рпа (šérpa) [masculine] (Russian), проводни́к-ше́рпа (provodník-šérpa) [masculine] (Russian), ཤར་པ (shar pa) (Tibetan)
    Sense id: en-sherpa-en-noun-aZ8QP8RK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 22 21 3 Disambiguation of 'local employed as mountain guide/ porter': 84 10 6
  2. (countable) An expert accompanying a high-ranking leader to a summit meeting. Tags: countable Translations (expert): шерп (šerp) [masculine] (Russian), ше́рпа (šérpa) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sherpa-en-noun-hmj5rgvp Disambiguation of 'expert': 15 78 7
  3. A synthetic fabric with a long, thick pile, similar to faux fur, imitation lamb wool, or fleece. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sherpa-en-noun-3uh3vmSm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: advance person, emissary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)pə/ Audio: en-au-sherpa.ogg [Australia] Forms: sherpas [present, singular, third-person], sherpaing [participle, present], sherpaed [participle, past], sherpaed [past]
Etymology: From Sherpa. The verb derives from the noun. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Sherpa}} Sherpa Head templates: {{en-verb}} sherpa (third-person singular simple present sherpas, present participle sherpaing, simple past and past participle sherpaed)
  1. (rare) To serve as a guide or porter for another. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-sherpa-en-verb-sEDIR4mK

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈʃɛr.pa/
Rhymes: -ɛrpa Etymology: Borrowed from English sherpa, from Tibetan ཤར་པ། (shar pa, “easterner”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|it|en|sherpa|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English sherpa, {{bor+|it|en|sherpa}} Borrowed from English sherpa, {{der|it|bo|ཤར་པ།||easterner}} Tibetan ཤར་པ། (shar pa, “easterner”) Head templates: {{it-noun|mfbysense|#}} sherpa m or f by sense (invariable)
  1. Sherpa (member of a Himalayan ethnic group) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-sherpa-it-noun-itPzibnF Categories (other): Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 52 48 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 51 49
  2. sherpa (mountain guide or porter) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-sherpa-it-noun-NUKkzRCf Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 52 48 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scerpa

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈʃeɾpa/, [ˈʃeɾ.pa] Forms: sherpas [plural]
Rhymes: -eɾpa Head templates: {{es-noun|mfbysense}} sherpa m or f by sense (plural sherpas)
  1. sherpa Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-sherpa-es-noun-DhsV4jEG
  2. Sherpa Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-sherpa-es-noun-drOwIhKS Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 37 63 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 15 85

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      "word": "शेर्पा"
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