ᰑᰨᰉᰬᰯ

Lepcha

Etymology

From ᰑᰨ (fo, “tooth”) +‎ Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-ŋil (“gums”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fo.ɲel/

Noun

ᰑᰨᰉᰬᰯ (fonyel)

  1. gums (of the mouth)

Further reading

  • Tamsang, Aathing K. P. (2009), The Lepcha-English Encyclopaedic Dictionary, second edition, page 508
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