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Gurkhali|gʊəˈkɑːlɪ|
a. pl. The Gurkhas.
b. The language spoken by this people.
1884Encycl. Brit. XVII. 341/2 The Ghōrkhālis use Parbatiya, a modern dialect of Sanskrit. 1911Ibid. XIX. 379/2 The Gurkhalis (Gurkhas or Ghurkhas) are descendants of the Brahmans and Rajputs who were driven out of Hindostan. Ibid., The Gurkhalis and western tribes use Khas [language]. Ibid. XX. 453/1 Khas-kura is also called Gōrkhālī, or the language of the Gurkhas. 1953J. Masters Lotus & Wind xii. 168 Jagbir would have guessed that the Muralevs could not recognize Gurkhali when they heard it. 1956― Bugles & Tiger 131 At evening in my tent I studied Gurkali with the Jemadar head clerk. |