ᰃᰨ

Lepcha

Etymology 1

Verb

ᰃᰨ (go)

  1. to be (copular verb)
Usage notes

Used to give the identity of something or state that two things are the same. For existential or locative purposes, ᰉᰧᰶ (nyí) is used instead.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronoun

ᰃᰨ (go) (oblique ᰀᰠᰪ, dual ᰀᰦᰉᰧᰶ, plural ᰀᰦᰚᰫ)

  1. I (first-person pronoun)
See also
Lepcha personal pronouns
Singular Dual Plural
First person ᰃᰨ (go) ᰀᰦᰉᰧᰶ (kányí) ᰀᰦᰚᰫ (káyú)
Second person ᰝᰩ (hó) ᰣᰦᰉᰧᰶ (ʔányí) ᰣᰦᰚᰫ (ʔáyú)
Third person (human) ᰝᰪ (hu) ᰝᰪᰉᰧᰶ (hunyí) ᰝᰪᰚᰫ (huyú)

Further reading

  • Plaisier, Heleen (2007), A grammar of Lepcha (Tibetan studies library: Languages of the greater Himalayan region)‎[1], volume 5, BRILL, →ISBN, page 110
  • Tamsang, Aathing K. P. (2009), The Lepcha-English Encyclopaedic Dictionary, second edition, page 237
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