ᰓᰪ

Lepcha

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɯ/

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k).

    Noun

    ᰓᰪ (bu)

    1. snake
    2. worm
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *puʔ (“to carry”).

      Verb

      ᰓᰪ (bu) (inflected stem ᰓᰪᰰ)

      1. to carry
      2. to bear

      References

      • Plaisier, Heleen (2007), A grammar of Lepcha (Tibetan studies library: Languages of the greater Himalayan region)‎[1], volume 5, BRILL, →ISBN
      • Tamsang, Aathing K. P. (2009), The Lepcha-English Encyclopaedic Dictionary, second edition, page 531
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