སྡོམ

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Tibetan

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Etymology

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Bodman (1980), apud Schuessler (2007), relates this to Old Chinese (OC *dzə̂m) "silkworm".[1][2] STEDT derives the Chinese, though not the Tibetan, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tip ~ *tu(p/m) (to wrap up), whence Burmese ထုပ် (htup, to wrap, bundle). If the Tibetan is related, the spider could be conceived of as a "bug which wraps up its prey".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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སྡོམ (sdom)

  1. spider

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Bodman, Nicholas (1980), “Proto-Chinese and Sino-Tibetan: Data Towards Establishing the Nature of the Relationship”, in Frans van Coetsem and Linda R. Waugh, editor, Contributions to Historical Linguistics: Issues and Materials, Leiden, p. 58 of 34–199
  2. ^ Schuessler, Axel (2007). ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 175