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Dumi
Etymology
Borrowed from Nepali ढुकुर (ḍhukura) (itself onomatopoeia of the bird's call), with the ending reformed to use the Dumi noun suffix -m.
Pronunciation
Noun
ḍhukum
- the red turtle dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica
References
- George van Driem, A Grammar of Dumi