Lepcha
noun
a member of a people of Sikkim and adjacent areas of Nepal, Bhutan, and India.
Lepchas
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pluralof Lepcha.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
With the Lepchas of Sikhim, Mr. Scott has often observed a faint blush on the cheeks, base of the ears, and sides of the neck, accompanied by sunken eyes and lowered head.
From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin
It is common to Lepchas, Bhutanese, and Tibetans, but it is found in its purest essence in these low-country, cross-bred Lepchas, who were my close companions for two days.
From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Edmund Candler
