Entry: Na:ghɨ
Grammar: n. [lit. rainbow] a four-year cycle of rituals celebrated annually at the same time as the Hindu festival of Dīpāvalī
Meaning: i.e. on the last day of the dark half of the month Kārtik. The Na:ghɨ rituals were first performed by Khopsi-Lɨkpa and Na:ghɨ-le:m in the mythological past
Comments: the Na:ghɨ rituals are: Ti:dam, Tsi:dam, Dibudam and Tsomdam, q.v.
Entry: Na:ghɨle:m
Grammar: n.
Meaning: the first housewife, first captured in the form of a stone by Khopsi-Lɨkpa.
Derivation: [na:ghɨ 'rainbow' + le:m 'tongue']
