Sherpa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (river, valley).

Noun edit

ལུང་པ (lung pa)

  1. valley
  2. country

Tibetan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (river, valley), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ ~ *ruuŋ ~ *ruəŋ (river, channel).

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

ལུང་པ (lung pa)

  1. valley
  2. district, country
  3. nationality

See also edit