mkʰo
Horpa
Etymology
Back-formation from ɣnəmkʰo, as the term ɣnə might be a Qiangic root for "sun", cf. Guanyinqiao ɣnə⁵⁵ (“sun”), Muya nə̱²⁴ (“sun”), and Horpa ɬə ɣnə (“moon”). Further from Classical Tibetan གནམ་མཁའ (gnam.mkha', “sky, heaven”)}; or directly from Classical Tibetan མཁའ (mkha', “sky, heaven”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mkʰo] (Stau)
Noun
mkʰo
- sky, heaven.