པོང་མ

Kurtöp

Etymology

From Proto-Bodish *(d)puŋ +‎ (ma). Cognates include Tibetan དཔུང་པ (dpung pa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [póŋ.mɐ]

Noun

པོང་མ (pongma)

  1. shoulder

References

  • G. Hyslop; K. Tshering; K. Lhendrup; P. Chhophyel (2016), Kurtöp-English-Dzongkha dictionary (draft), page 133
  • Kuenga Lhendup (2025), A Phonetic and Phonological reconstruction of Proto-Kurtöp[1], University of Syndey (PhD thesis), page 129