[gur-kuh, goo
r-] 
) -kha. | 1. | a member of a Rajput people, Hindu in religion, who achieved dominion over Nepal in the 18th century. |
| 2. | a Nepalese soldier in the British or Indian army. |
| Gur·kha (gŏŏr'kə) n.
[Nepalese, from Sanskrit gorakṣaḥ, cowherd : Sanskrit gauḥ, cow; see gwou- in Indo-European roots + Sanskrit rakṣati, he protects.] |
