ᰑᰨᰃᰩᰮ
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Lepcha
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ᰑᰨ (fo) (< ᰣᰦᰑᰨ (ʔáfo)) + Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gam. Cognate to Garo ওয়াগাম (wa-gam, “tooth”), Burmese အံ (am) or အံသွား (amswa:, “molar”).[1]
Noun
[edit]ᰑᰨᰃᰩᰮ (fogóm)
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References
[edit]- ^ Benedict, Paul K. (1972) Sino-Tibetan: A Conspectus[1], London: Cambridge University Press, page 25
- ^ Plaisier, Heleen (2007) A Grammar of Lepcha[2], Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 50