ལོ

See also: ལ and ལི

Dzongkha

Etymology

Cognate with Tibetan ལོ (lo). See also the etymology at 世 (OC *hljebs).

Noun

ལོ (lo)

1. year
2. age

References

• George van Driem (1992) The Grammar of Dzongkha, Thimphu, Bhutan: Dzongkha Development Comission of the Royal Government of Bhutan, page 50

Sherpa

Noun

ལོ (lo)

1. year

See also

• ལོ་མ (lo ma, “leaf”)

Tibetan

Etymology

From Proto-Bodic *lo ("year"); further etymology unknown. See also the etymology at 世 (OC *hljebs).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan: /*lo/
• Lhasa: /lo˩˨/

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• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*lo/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan pinyin: lo^v
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /lo˩˨/

Noun

ལོ • (lo)

1. year

Descendants

• → Wutunhua: lo

See also

• ལོ་མ (lo ma, “leaf”)