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Lepcha

Lepcha noun: an ethnic group, the aboriginal people of Sikkim, who live in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet.

Noun

Lepcha pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An ethnic group, the aboriginal people of Sikkim, who live in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet.

Proper noun

Lepcha

  1. Their language, a Himalayish language in the Sino-Tibetan family, spoken by about 30,000-50,000 people.
  2. The abugida script used only to write that language.
    Synonyms:
    Róng

Lepcha meaning in Hindi and Nepali

Lepcha in Hindi

language
लेपचा lepcā
script
लेपचा lepcā

Lepcha in Nepali

language
लेप्चा lepcā

Synonyms of Lepcha

Questions about Lepcha

What does Lepcha mean?
Lepcha means an ethnic group, the aboriginal people of Sikkim, who live in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet.
What is Lepcha in Hindi?
Lepcha in Hindi is लेपचा (lepcā). See Lepcha meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Lepcha?
Lepcha can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Lepcha in the dictionary

  1. lepases
  2. lepay
  3. lepayed
  4. lepaying
  5. lepays
  6. Lepcha
  7. Lepe
  8. Lepel
  9. LePenism
  10. leper
  11. leper colonies

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