Garo edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gam. Cognate to Lepcha ᰑᰨᰃᰩᰮ (fogóm, molar), Burmese အံ (am) or အံသွား (amswa:, molar).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

wagam (waɡam)

  1. tooth[2]

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Benedict, Paul K. (1972) Sino-Tibetan: A Conspectus[1], London: Cambridge University Press, page 25
  2. ^ Ramkhe, M. (1887) “দাঁত”, in Bengali-Garo Dictionary[2], Tura, Assam: The Garo Mission, page 339