Dzongkha edit

Noun edit

དོམ (dom)

  1. bear

Sherpa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-wam (bear).

Noun edit

དོམ (thom)

  1. bear

Tibetan edit

 
Ursus thibetanus

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-wam (bear), with preemption of the root initial by the prefix.

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

དོམ (dom)

  1. bear; in particular, the Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
  2. (archaic) debt

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  • དོམ” in The Tibetan Living Dictionary, Mandala Collections, 2021.