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Tibetan
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ts(j)ul (“lip; beak”) (STEDT). Compare Lepcha ᰣᰌᰫᰯ (adúl, “rim”), Newar म्हुतु/𑐪𑐸𑐟𑐸 (mhutu), Tangut 𘚆 (*tjụ², “lip”). Also compare Chinese 觜 (OC *ʔse, *ʔse, *ʔseʔ), 嘴 (OC *ʔseʔ), 唇 (OC *tjɯn, *ɦljun) and 脣 (OC *ɦljun).
Pronunciation
Noun
མཆུ • (mchu)
- lips
- beak (of a bird)
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