Lepcha edit

Etymology edit

ᰑᰨ (fo) (< ᰣᰦᰑᰨ (ʔáfo)) + Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gam. Cognate to Garo ওয়াগাম (wa-gam, tooth), Burmese အံ (am) or အံသွား (amswa:, molar).[1]

Noun edit

ᰑᰨᰃᰩᰮ (fogóm)

  1. molar[2]

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References edit

  1. ^ Benedict, Paul K. (1972) Sino-Tibetan: A Conspectus[1], London: Cambridge University Press, page 25
  2. ^ Plaisier, Heleen (2007) A Grammar of Lepcha[2], Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 50