ᰓᰦᰮᰜᰤᰦᰵ

Lepcha

Etymology

From ᰓᰦᰮ (bám, “to dwell”) +‎ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ (lyáng, “land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bam.ljaŋ/

Noun

ᰓᰦᰮᰜᰤᰦᰵ (bámlyáng)

  1. dwelling
  2. homeland

Further reading

  • Tamsang, Aathing K. P. (2009), The Lepcha-English Encyclopaedic Dictionary, second edition, page 520
  • Mainwaring, George Byres (1898), Albert Grünwedel, editor, Dictionary of the Lepcha-language‎[1], Berlin: Unger Brothers, page 255
  • Plaisier, Heleen (2007), A grammar of Lepcha (Tibetan studies library: Languages of the greater Himalayan region)‎[2], volume 5, BRILL, →ISBN, page 230
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