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Limbu dictionary :
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Entry: liNmaʔ, -liNs-/-liN-
Grammar: vi.
Meaning: 1) (of the sun) suddenly begin to shine, come up over the horizon or from behind a mountain, break through the clouds; 2) grow (of plants)
Derivation: [caus. < liNmaʔ climb] (?)
Comments: 1) nam liNsɛ The sun broke through [eg. the clouds], the sun rose 2) ma:ki liNsɛ The maize is growing; cf. po:maʔ. limet-prnum,limet-pspeech,limet-meaning,limet-dercomm,limet-comments,
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Kiranti etymology :
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Proto-Kiranti: *lìm
Meaning: sprout
Tulung: lim sprout, shoot, lim- to sprout, come up
Kaling: lam new blade of a plant, shoot; lamnä (lam) sprout, germinate
Comments: Toba 96 *la_m-. Final -ŋ- in L is unusual: the word is homonymous with liŋ- 'shine', for which cf. perhaps Yamphu raŋ-ma id.
kiret-prnum,kiret-meaning,kiret-tul,kiret-kal,kiret-lim,kiret-dum,kiret-kul,kiret-notes,
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Dumi dictionary :
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Entry: lemnɨ
Grammar: vi-3 li:m-lem
Meaning: 1) grow, sprout, germinate, come up 2) spring, spring forth (said of a water at a source)
Nepali: 1) pahlāunu
Comments: 2) Nep. bagnu.
dumet-prnum,dumet-pspeech,dumet-meaning,dumet-nepali,dumet-comments,
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Kulung dictionary :
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Entry: lim
Grammar: n.
Meaning: shoot of a plant
Nepali: ṭuso.
kulet-prnum,kulet-pspeech,kulet-meaning,kulet-nepali,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *rā̆ŋH
Meaning: bright, clear
Burmese: hraŋh be clear, clean.
Lushai: Haka raaŋ white
Comments: Trung sraŋ 'bright'. Cf. also Sulung *rVŋ 'white', Aka *gryaŋ id., Naga *roŋ 'burn', Gurung khrõ-ba id. Cf. Austric: PAA *Cǝra:ŋ 'bright, morning', PAN *siraŋ 'dazzle, glare, light'.
stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-burm,stibet-lush,stibet-comments,
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Chinese characters :
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Character: 朗
Modern (Beijing) reading: lǎng
Preclassic Old Chinese: r(h)āŋʔ
Classic Old Chinese: r(h)ā́ŋ
Western Han Chinese: r(h)ā́ŋ
Eastern Han Chinese: r(h)ā́ŋ
Early Postclassic Chinese: l(h)ā́ŋ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: l(h)ā́ŋ
Late Postclassic Chinese: l(h)ā́ŋ
Middle Chinese: lấŋ
English meaning : bright
Russian meaning[s]: 1) ясный; прозрачный; блестящий; 2) отчетливый (о звуке, произношении)
Comments: Regular Sino-Viet. is lãng.
Radical: 74
Four-angle index: 3500
Karlgren code: 0735 h
Vietnamese reading: láng
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