廓爾喀

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See also: 廓尔喀

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (廓爾喀) 廓 爾 喀
simp. (廓尔喀) 廓 尔 喀

Etymology

Transliteration of Manchu ᠺᠣᡵᠺᠠ (k'ork'a, “Gurkha”), from Classical Tibetan གོར་ཁ (gor kha, “Gurkha”), from Middle Nepali गोर्खा (gorkhā, “Gurkha”), from Sanskrit गोरक्ष (gorakṣa, “cowherd”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

廓爾喀

  1. Gurkha
    廓爾喀軍人／廓尔喀军人  ―  Kuò'ěrkā jūnrén  ―  Gurkha soldier
  2. (～縣) Gorkha (a district of Nepal)
  3. (historical) (～王國) Gorkha Kingdom; Kingdom of Nepal

Synonyms

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