I. noun
or ghur·kha ˈgu̇(ə)rkə, ˈgər-
( plural gurkha or gurkhas or ghurkha or ghurkhas )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a member of a Rajput race that is Hindu in religion and Indo-European in speech and that settled in the province of Gurkha, Nepal, in the latter half of the 18th century and made themselves supreme
2. : a soldier from Nepal in the British and Indian armies
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of, relating to, or consisting of Gurkhas