Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
गोर्खा
/gorkha/Roman
English meaning: Gorkha
Nepali Definition
(नेपाली)गोर्खा नेपालको एक ऐतिहासिक क्षेत्र हो जहाँबाट राजा पृथ्वीनारायण शाहले १७६८ मा नेपाल एकीकरण गरे। गोर्खाली सैनिकहरू आफ्नो वीरता र साहसिकताका लागि विश्वभर प्रसिद्ध छन्।
English Definition
A historical region of Nepal that was the base of King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who unified Nepal in 1768. Gorkha soldiers are renowned worldwide for their bravery.
Example
“पृथ्वी नारायण शाहले गोर्खाबाट नेपाल एकीकरण गरे।”
In English: “Prithvi Narayan Shah unified Nepal from Gorkha.”
Literary Heritage
“इतिहास बिर्सने जाति आफ्नो अस्तित्व गुमाउँछ।”
/itihāsa birsane jāti āphno astitva gumāuṃcha./
“A nation that forgets its history loses its very existence.”
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- Language
- नेपाली
- Nepali
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
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