ᰉᰫᰲ

Lepcha

Etymology

Typically traced to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-nəʔ (“ear”), but the -r at the end of the word remains unexplained.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲur/

Noun

ᰉᰫᰲ (nyúr)

  1. ear

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Tamsang, Aathing K. P. (2009), The Lepcha-English Encyclopaedic Dictionary, second edition, page 335
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