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单词 Lepcha
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Definition of Lepcha in English:

Lepcha

nounPlural Lepchas ˈlɛptʃəˈlepCHə
  • 1A member of a people living mainly in mountain valleys in Sikkim, western Bhutan, and parts of Nepal and West Bengal.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bhutias, Lepchas and Nepalese are the original Sikkimese but now you will find there a number of other tribes and groups.
    • Sikkim's original inhabitants, the Lepchas, are believed to have settled there from Mongolia.
  • 2mass noun The Tibeto-Burman language of the Lepcha, with over 50,000 speakers.

adjective ˈlɛptʃəˈlepCHə
  • Relating to the Lepcha or their language.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • An ethnographic study was commissioned to study the project's impacts on North Sikkim and on the Lepcha community, the original inhabitants of Sikkim with a distinct cultural and traditional community life.

Origin

From Nepali lāpche.

 
 

Definition of Lepcha in US English:

Lepcha

nounˈlepCHə
  • 1A member of a people living mainly in mountain valleys in the Indian state of Sikkim, western Bhutan, and parts of Nepal and West Bengal.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sikkim's original inhabitants, the Lepchas, are believed to have settled there from Mongolia.
    • Bhutias, Lepchas and Nepalese are the original Sikkimese but now you will find there a number of other tribes and groups.
  • 2The Tibeto-Burman language of the Lepcha.

adjectiveˈlepCHə
  • Relating to the Lepchas or their language.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • An ethnographic study was commissioned to study the project's impacts on North Sikkim and on the Lepcha community, the original inhabitants of Sikkim with a distinct cultural and traditional community life.

Origin

From Nepali lāpche.

 
 
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