Lepcha

[ lep-chuh ]

noun

, plural Lep·chas, (especially collectively) Lep·cha

1. a member of a people of Sikkim and adjacent areas of Nepal, Bhutan, and India.
2. the Tibeto-Burman language of the Lepcha.

Lepcha

/ ˈlɛptʃə /

noun

1. -cha-chas 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

adjective

1. of or relating to this people or their language

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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

From Washington Times

“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

"Rescue operations have resumed this morning because we want to make sure that we haven't left anyone behind. We will scour the area properly before we call them off," Tenzing Loden Lepcha, a police official in the northeastern state, told Reuters by telephone.

From Reuters

“Can you believe this place was nothing but a Lepcha village before the British turned it into this town?” says the insufferable patriarch Sir Indranath towards the end of the film.

From The Guardian