བགྲང

Tibetan

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)raŋ (“to count, to measure”) (STEDT). Cognate to Chinese 量 (“to measure”), Khaling ʾkhran-ne, Burmese ခြင် (hkrang, “to measure capacity”), Nusu xɹɯ³¹ (“to count”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan: /*bgraŋ/

---

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*bgraŋ/ (reconstructed)

Verb

བགྲང • (bgrang) (nominal form བགྲང་བ)

1. to count; enumerate; calculate
2. to tell

References

• “བགྲང” in Tibetan-English Dictionary.