Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ghlēŋ (r-)
Meaning: marrow
Burmese: ńui-tam-kjańh shin, shank, leg (Luce 61).
Kachin: kreŋ3 a vital part, the injury of which insures speedy death.
Lushai: thliŋ marrow.
Lepcha: jăŋ, jŏŋ brain, marrow (?)
Comments: PG *ṭaŋ brain; Mikir arkleŋ; Dimasa buthluŋ ~ bithlim brain. Ben. 39, Gong 73. The root is actively interacting with *(r)kăŋ foot, leg and *(k)rāŋ bone (q. v.), which explains some irregularities. stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-burm,stibet-kach,stibet-lush,stibet-lepcha,stibet-comments,