Sherpa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hljak (iron). Cognate to Tibetan ལྕགས (lcags).

Noun edit

ལྕའ (lca') (Devanagari spelling ल्च्यअ)

  1. iron
  2. metal

References edit

  • Nicolas Tournadre, Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa, Gyurme Chodrak, Guillaume Oisel (2009) “ལྕའ”, in Sherpa-English and English Sherpa Dictionary [], Kathmandu: Vajra Publications, →ISBN, page 78