ᰑᰨᰃᰩᰮ
Lepcha
Etymology
ᰑᰨ (fo) (< ᰣᰦᰑᰨ (ʔáfo)) + Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gam. Cognate to Garo ওয়াগাম (wa-gam, “tooth”), Burmese အံ (am) or အံသွား (amswa:, “molar”).[1]
Noun
ᰑᰨᰃᰩᰮ (fogóm)
- molar[2]
Related terms
(Nouns)
- ᰑᰨᰉᰬᰯ (fonyel, “gums”)
- ᰑᰨᰜᰫᰰ (folún, “wisdom tooth”)
References
- Benedict, Paul K. (1972) Sino-Tibetan: A Conspectus, London: Cambridge University Press, page 25
- Plaisier, Heleen (2007) A Grammar of Lepcha, Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 50