སྲིང་མོ

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Tibetan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sriŋ (sister), related by Coblin (1986) to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-riŋ ~ s-r(j)aŋ (to live; to be alive; to give birth; raw; green), and the suffix མོ (mo, female).

Cognate with Kinnauri riŋz, Jangshung śiŋ, Chinese (OC *sreŋ, “sister's son or daughter”) and (OC *sleŋs, “family name”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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སྲིང་མོ (sring mo)

  1. (family) sister of a man
  2. (family) younger sister of a man