Lepcha edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Indo-Aryan, from Sanskrit हिङ्गु (hiṅgu). Compare Hindi हींग (hīṅg).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ᰝᰬᰵ (heng)

  1. ginger

References edit

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