Lepcha
[lep-chuh] /ˈlɛp tʃə/
noun, plural Lepchas (especially collectively) Lepcha for 1.
1.
a member of a people of Sikkim and adjacent areas of Nepal, Bhutan, and India.
2.
the Tibeto-Burman language of the Lepcha.
/ˈlɛptʃə/
noun
1.
(pl) -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
3.
of or relating to this people or their language
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