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Lepcha

Pronunciation: /ˈlɛptʃə/

Definition of Lepcha

noun (plural same or Lepchas)

  • 1a member of a people living mainly in mountain valleys in Sikkim, western Bhutan, and parts of Nepal and West Bengal.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Tibeto-Burman language of the Lepcha, with over 50,000 speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Lepcha or their language.

Origin:

from Nepali lāpche

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