jpɣom

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Japhug

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Etymology

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Possibly a back-formation from tɤjpɣom (ice), which is cognate with Chinese (OC *pŋrɯŋ, “ice”).[1] Possibly cognate to Tangut 𗎈 (*ꞏwọ¹, ice) or 𘒓 (*par¹, to congeal).[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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jpɣom

  1. (Kamnyu, intransitive) to freeze

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Guillaume Jacques (2021) A grammar of Japhug[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 1054
  2. ^ Jacques, Guillaume (2014) Esquisse de phonologie et de morphologie historique du tangoute, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN