ᰅᰫ

Lepcha

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja. Cognate to Tibetan ཉ (nya), Burmese ငါး (nga:), Chinese 魚 (OC *ŋa, “fish”), 漁 (OC *ŋa, “to fish”).

Noun

ᰅᰫ (ngú)

1. fish

References

• Plaisier, Heleen (2007) A grammar of Lepcha (Tibetan studies library: Languages of the greater Himalayan region)‎^[1], volume 5, BRILL, →ISBN