ཉ་མ

Tibetan

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nja-ŋ/k (“woman”). Cognate with Chinese 女.

Pronunciation

Old Tibetan: /*ȵa.ma/

Old Tibetan:
- IPA^(key): /*ȵa.ma/ (reconstructed)

Noun

ཉ་མ • (nya ma)

maiden; young lady
housewife

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