Sherpa

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Etymology

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Cognate with Dzongkha ཆརཔ (ch.rap), Tibetan ཆར་པ (char pa), Garo wa-a, Mao Naga ¹tšɯ ²rɯ, Zeme Naga ting rui, Nocte Naga rang pat, Chepang tiʔ.wa.

Noun

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ཇར་བ (jar ba) (Devanagari spelling ज्यर ब)

  1. rain