ᰛᰬᰰᰈᰩᰵ

Lepcha

Etymology

Compare Tibetan འབྲས་ལྗོངས ('bras ljongs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛn.ʒɔŋ]

Proper noun

ᰛᰬᰰᰈᰩᰵ (renjóng)

1. Sikkim (a state of India)
   • c. 1970, Ren Dhendup Adenmoo, ᰀᰪᰲᰑᰩᰭ ᰜᰧᰵ ᰌᰦᰲᰈᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ :

     ᰀᰪᰲᰑᰩᰭ ᰜᰧᰵ ᰌᰦᰲᰈᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ
     ᰎᰥᰨ ᰛᰬᰰᰈᰩᰵ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ

     kurfók ling dárjú lyáng
     pro renjóng káyúsá lyáng

     Plantains of Ilam, Darjeeling, Bhutan and Sikkim marking our homeland.^[1]

Derived terms

• ᰛᰬᰰᰈᰩᰵᰕᰫ (renjóngmú, “Sikkimese”)

References

• Plaisier, Heleen (2007) A grammar of Lepcha (Tibetan studies library: Languages of the greater Himalayan region)‎^[2], volume 5, BRILL, →ISBN