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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *phùŋ (/ʔp-)
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: flower
Sunwar: phū
Tulung: buŋma (cf. also buŋdo prime of life)
Kaling: puŋme (CSDP 'phuŋme)
Limbu: phuŋ
Dumi: puma
Kulung: buŋ
Yamphu:
Comments: Toba *puŋ(me).
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Limbu dictionary :

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Entry: phuN
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: flower.
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Dumi dictionary :

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Entry: puma
Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: flower
Nepali: phūl.
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Kulung dictionary :

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Entry: buN
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: flower
Nepali: phūl.
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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry:
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: flower.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: [*phuŋ ( ~ bh-)]
Meaning: flower
Kiranti: *phùŋ
Comments: Vayu puŋʔ; Bahing phuŋ. Sh. 146. STEDT 207-208 lists *m-boŋ 'breast', sparsely attested in Deng, Naga, Mikir, Bodo and Tangut, and according to French 1983 being associated with 'flower' (but hardly as "flower" = "tree"+"breast"; rather "nipple" = "(breast) flower"). Cf. Austric: PAA *pVŋ, PAN *buŋa 'flower, blossom', *puŋu 'bunch, cluster' and PA *pòŋa ( ~ *p`-) 'bud'.
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