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Gurkha meaning in Odia

ଗୋରଖା gorakhā

Gurkha in Odia: ଗୋରଖା (gorakhā). In English, Gurkha means a member of the dominant ethnic group in Nepal, with a Himalayan diaspora.

Odia words for Gurkha

military
ଗୋରଖା gorakhā
member of ethnic group
ଗୋରଖା gorakhā

English meaning of Gurkha

  1. noun A member of the dominant ethnic group in Nepal, with a Himalayan diaspora.
  2. noun A member of this people recruited to serve in their own elite units in the British and Indian armies.
  3. adjective Referring or belonging to the Gurkha people.
  4. adjective Referring or belonging to Gurkha soldiers.

Full definition of Gurkha

Gurkha in a sentence

  • The Gurkha royal house of Shah united all Nepal under its rule
  • In 2009, Gurkha veterans were awarded better terms in the UK

Gurkha in other languages

Questions about Gurkha in Odia

What is the meaning of Gurkha in Odia?
Gurkha in Odia is ଗୋରଖା (gorakhā).
Gurkha ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ କଣ?
Gurkha: ଗୋରଖା (gorakhā).
What does Gurkha mean in English?
Gurkha means a member of the dominant ethnic group in Nepal, with a Himalayan diaspora.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Gurkha (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Odia words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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