ल्वाङ

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit लवंग / 𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃga), from Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga). Cognate with Bengali লবঙ্গ (loboṅgo), Hindustani لَون٘گ (lauṅg) / लौंग (lauṅg), Punjabi لونگ (long) / ਲੌਂਗ (lauṅg).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lwäŋ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ल्वाङ्

Noun

ल्वाङ • (lwāṅ)

1. clove

Alternative forms

• ल्वाङ् (lwāṅ)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lavaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 637
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “ल्वाङ्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 564