allofam

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

allo- +‎ fam (abbreviation of family)

Noun[edit]

allofam (plural allofams)

Examples
  • Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-na would be the allofam from *r/g-na which gave rise to རྣ་བ (rna ba, ear).
  1. (usually in Sino-Tibetan linguistics) a linguistic form (attested or reconstructed word) which belongs to a particular word family.

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