ᰑᰨ

Lepcha

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-wa.

    Noun

    ᰑᰨ (fo)

    1. tooth

    Derived terms

    • ᰑᰨ ᰌᰩᰭ (fo dók)
    • ᰑᰨᰀᰥᰯᰶ (fokrâl)
    • ᰑᰨᰃᰩᰮ (fogóm)
    • ᰑᰨᰆᰩᰵ (focóng)
    • ᰑᰨᰉᰪᰵ (fonyung)
    • ᰑᰨᰉᰬᰯ (fonyel)
    • ᰑᰨᰙᰯᰶ (fodzâl)
    • ᰑᰨᰜᰫᰰ (folún)
    • ᰣᰦᰑᰨ (ʔáfo)

    Etymology 2

      Not assigned an etymology by STEDT. However, given how *C-wa can yield fo, as in the similarly-shaped word for "tooth", a derivation from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ (“bird”) is possible. See also Benedict (1972:35) for discussion.

      Noun

      ᰑᰨ (fo)

      1. bird

      Further reading

      • Tamsang, Aathing K. P. (2009), The Lepcha-English Encyclopaedic Dictionary, second edition, page 507
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