Gurkha

Speech parts

1. Gurkha - Noun

2. Gurkha - Adjective

Meaning

a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal

a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat

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Examples

If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha. Sam Manekshaw

A Gurkha subaltern whom I met later told me that commanding a platoon of them was like leading a group of perfectly-disciplined ten-year-olds, and I believed him. George MacDonald Fraser

A Gurkha battalion consisting of 1,500 personnel is stationed there. Source: Internet

In the confusion of the fight, a company of the 1/ 9th Gurkha Rifles had taken a track avoiding point 236 and captured point 435 whilst the assault on point 236 by the 1/ 6th Rajputana Rifles had been repelled. Source: Internet

The battalions were increased to thirty-three with the addition of 55,000 new recruits and Gurkha units were placed at the disposal of the British high command for service on all fronts. Source: Internet

He begins to go out each night to talk to a Gurkha watchman, who knows more than he does about the goings-on in the city. Source: Internet

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