/ ˈgɜːkə; NAmE ˈgɜːrkə/ noun
one of a group of people from Nepal who are known as good soldiers. Some Gurkhas are members of a regiment in the British army.
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WORD ORIGIN
name of a locality, from Sanskrit gorakṣa cowherd (from go cow + rakṣ- protect), used as an epithet of their patron deity.