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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *léŋ ( / *lék)
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: buy, exchange, sell
Sunwar: 'lē-ca sell
Limbu: leŋmā (leŋu) change, lekmā (lektu) exchange
Dumi: leńsinɨ
Yamphu: lemma (len-) (?)
kiret-prnum,kiret-meaning,kiret-sun,kiret-lim,kiret-dum,kiret-yam,

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Limbu dictionary :

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Entry: lɛkmaʔ, -lɛkt- / -lɛk-
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: vt.
Meaning: trade, exchange
limet-prnum,limet-pspeech,limet-meaning,

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Dumi dictionary :

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Entry: leńsinɨ
Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology
Grammar: vr.erg.
Meaning: change (esp. clothes)
Nepali: badalī garnu
Comments: Gu lenstɨ I'll get changed; Hammɨlʔa gu hamlensti They're getting changed; cf. nenɨ vt-1.
dumet-prnum,dumet-pspeech,dumet-meaning,dumet-nepali,dumet-comments,

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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: lemma II
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Stem: <len-/less- ; len->
Grammar: v.intr. & v.tr.
Meaning: to exchange, to swap.
Nepali: sāṭnu
yamet-prnum,yamet-stem,yamet-pspeech,yamet-meaning,yamet-nepali,

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lek / *leŋ
Meaning: change
Chinese: *lek change.
Lushai: thleŋ to change, exchange for.
Kiranti: *léŋ / *lék
Comments: Cf. Austric: PAA *lVk 'exchange', Tai *lɛ:k id., PAN *balik 'turn, change'.
stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-lush,stibet-kir,stibet-comments,

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