Lepcha

American  

[lep-chuh] / ˈlɛp tʃə /

noun

• Lepchas,
  plural
• Lepcha
  plural

1. a member of a people of Sikkim and adjacent areas of Nepal, Bhutan, and India.

2. the Tibeto-Burman language of the Lepcha.

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Lepcha British  

/ ˈlɛptʃə /

noun

1. a member of a Mongoloid people of Sikkim

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan family

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adjective

1. of or relating to this people or their language

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Lepcha
  plural
• Lepchas
  plural

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Example Sentences

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Lepcha Lepchas

"But we were told we are not experts," said Gyatso Lepcha, a tribal leader who has been at the forefront of protests.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2023

“We knew that this was coming,” said Gyatso Lepcha, general secretary of Affected Citizens of Teesta, an environmental organization based in Sikkim.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023

Officers and civilians on well-groomed ponies trot past groups of sturdy-limbed Bhuttias or rosy-cheeked Lepcha women hung with turquoise and silver ornaments.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly

I am but a Lepcha of Darjeeling, and yet the stuff——' 'Which thou hast stolen.'

From The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling

While Joyce climbed the road preceded by her Lepcha coolie, a scene of dramatic possibilities was taking place in a room of the hotel to which she was bound.

From Banked Fires by E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi

Much is at stake as birthrates decline precipitously among all of Sikkim’s dominant ethnic groups: the largely Hindu Nepalis, the Lepchas and the Bhutias, both mostly Buddhist.

From New York Times ● May 29, 2023

Generally, in dealing with his countrymen, Author Gorer is far less sweeping than he was with Americans or Lepchas.

From Time Magazine Archive

One tribe was pointed out as belonging to the Sikkim race, known as Lepchas, who believe in spirits good and bad, but celebrate no religious rites.

From Due West or Round the World in Ten Months by Maturin Murray Ballou

The Lepchas, common to the eastern boundary of Nepâl, to the western part of Butan, and to Sikkim.

From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

The Lepchas are considered to be the aboriginal inhabitants of the hilly portion of the district.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

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