མཆུ

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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 (OC *ʔse, *ʔse, *ʔseʔ), (OC *ʔseʔ), (OC *tjɯn, *ɦljun) and (OC *ɦljun).

Pronunciation


Noun

མཆུ (mchu)

  1. lips
  2. beak (of a bird)

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