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Garo
Etymology
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Suffix
-tom (Derivational noun suffix)
- round, bunched
- classifier for bellies, round things
Derived terms
References
- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 21