Lepcha
Etymology
From ᰊᰃᰥᰧ (tagri, “male, man”) + ᰣᰦᰀᰪᰱ (ʔákup, “child”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ᰊᰃᰥᰧᰀᰪᰱ (tagrikup)
- son
- Coordinate term: ᰊᰣᰤᰪᰀᰪᰱ (taʔyukup)
- boy
Further reading
- Tamsang, Aathing K. P. (2009), The Lepcha-English Encyclopaedic Dictionary, second edition, page 342