ᰅᰫ

Lepcha

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja. Cognate to Tibetan ཉ (nya), Burmese ငါး (nga:), Chinese 魚 (OC *ŋa, “fish”), 漁 (OC *ŋa, “to fish”).

Noun

ᰅᰫ (ngú)

  1. fish

References
  • Plaisier, Heleen (2007) A grammar of Lepcha (Tibetan studies library: Languages of the greater Himalayan region)‎, volume 5, BRILL, →ISBN
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