Sherpa in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “Sherpa” in Hindi is शेर्पा, pronounced śerpā — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
A member of a particular Himalayan ethnic group living in Nepal and Tibet, known especially as mountaineers.
From Tibetan ཤར་པ། (shar pa, literally “eastern people”), from ཤར (shar, “east”) + པ (pa, nominalizing suffix). The reason for this derivation is unclear, but a common explanation notes that the Sherpas originated in eastern Tibet. The community is based in the Nepalese highlands, however, which is south of Tibet.
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