ལྕའ

Sherpa

Etymology

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

Noun

ལྕའ (lca') (Devanagari spelling ल्च्यअ)

1. iron
2. metal

References

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