Gurungn.adj.
/ˈɡʊrʊŋ/ A. n.
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a. (A member of) a people principally of western Nepal, noted for their military prowess.
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b. The language of the Gurung people, sometimes classified as Tibeto-Kanauri or as Bodish (Sino-Tibetan).
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Of or pertaining to this people or their language.
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1819 F. Hamilton Acct. Kingdom Nepal i. i. 29 I heard of no tribes but the Magars, Jariyas, and Gurungs, that spoke languages different from the Khas.
1833 B. H. Hodgson in Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 2 219 The remaining military tribes of the Parbattiahs are the Magar and Gúrúng, who now supply the greater numbers of the soldiers of this state.
1874 B. H. Hodgson Ess. on Nepal & Tibet I. i. 1 Within the..limits of the modern kingdom of Nepaul, there are thirteen distinct and strongly-marked dialects spoken. These are the Khas or Parbattia, the Magar, the Gurung, [etc.].
1928 G. H. D. Gimlette Nepal & Nepalese ii. 36 The Gurung language is still spoken, and closely resembles that of the Magars.
1959 M. Boulton Sekelj's Window on Nepal ix. 104 The Gurungs are divided into two castes.
1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XII. 953/2 Most of the Tibeto-Nepalese groups..live in the north and east, while the Magar and Gurung inhabit west central Nepal.
1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XII. 954/1 The languages of the north and east belong predominantly to the Tibeto-Burman family. These include Magar, Gurung,..and a number of Bhote dialects, including Sherpa and Thakali.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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