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Tibetan
Etymology
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *maːk (“son-in-law, genitals”). Compare Dzongkha རྨགཔ (rmagp, “husband”), and Galo magbo, Adi mak-bo, Mizo mâkpa; also compare Jingpho /da-maʔ/, Lepcha ᰕᰤᰩᰭ (myók), Southern Qiang /tʃɿ⁵⁵ ma³¹/ (Taoping), Northern Qiang /tʃɪ miɛ/ (Mawo), Situ /tə nmak/ (Ma'erkang / Barkam), Burmese သမက် (sa.mak), Lisu ꓟꓯꓸ ꓪꓵ (mǽ wy), S'gaw Karen မာ် (mạ). Benedict (1979) also compares this to 牡 (OC *mɯwʔ, “male”), though this is disputed. (STEDT)
Pronunciation
Noun
མག་པ • (mag pa)
- groom (generally matrilocal, living with the wife's family)
- Antonym: མནའ་མ (mna' ma)
- son-in-law (generally matrilocal)
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