ल्वाङ
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Nepali[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit लवंग / 𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃga), from Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga). Cognate with Bengali লবঙ্গ (loboṅgo), Hindustani لَون٘گ (lauṅg) / लौंग (lauṅg), Punjabi لونگ (long) / ਲੌਂਗ (lauṅg).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ल्वाङ • (lwāṅ)
Alternative forms[edit]
- ल्वाङ् (lwāṅ)
References[edit]
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lavaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 637
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “ल्वाङ्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 564