Gurung

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noun

A member of a Tibetan ethnic group living in the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal.

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Meanings

Gurung1

nounGurung (plural Gurungs or Gurung)

plural Gurungs

  1. A member of a Tibetan ethnic group living in the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal.
proper noun
  1. The Sino-Tibetan language of these people.

Gurung2

proper nounGurung (plural Gurungs)

plural Gurungs

  1. A surname.

Origin

From the Nepali surname, from the name of the Gurung people of Nepal, गुरुङ (guruṅ), an exonym itself possibly borrowed from Tibetan.

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Cite this entry
APA

Gurung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gurung

MLA

“Gurung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gurung. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gurung,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gurung.

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