ᰛᰬᰰᰈᰩᰵ

ᰛᰬᰰᰈᰩᰵ

Lepcha

Etymology

Compare Tibetan འབྲས་ལྗོངས ('bras ljongs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛn.ʒɔŋ]

Proper noun

ᰛᰬᰰᰈᰩᰵ (renjóng)

1. Sikkim (a state of India)
   • c. 1970, Ren Dhendup Adenmoo, ᰀᰪᰲᰑᰩᰭ ᰜᰧᰵ ᰌᰦᰲᰈᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ

     ᰀᰪᰲᰑᰩᰭ ᰜᰧᰵ ᰌᰦᰲᰈᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ
     ᰎᰥᰨ ᰛᰬᰰᰈᰩᰵ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ

     kurfók ling dárjú lyáng
     pro renjóng káyúsá lyáng

     Plantains of Ilam, Darjeeling, Bhutan and Sikkim marking our homeland.

Derived terms

• ᰛᰬᰰᰈᰩᰵᰕᰫ (renjóngmú, “Sikkimese”)

References

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