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Sherpa

UK/ˈʃɜː(ɹ)pə/ US/ˈʃɝpə/ rare rare

noun

1.

a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • advance person

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