མྱ

Kurtöp

Etymology

From Proto-Bodish *mla, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-la(k) (“arrow”). Cognates include Dzongkha མདའ (mda') and Tibetan མདའ (mda').

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [(m)ɲɐ̀]

Noun

མྱ (mya)

  1. arrow
  2. archery

References

  • G. Hyslop; K. Tshering; K. Lhendrup; P. Chhophyel (2016), Kurtöp-English-Dzongkha dictionary (draft), page 159
  • Gwendolyn Hyslop (2017), A grammar of Kurtöp, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 38
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