Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ŋŭp ( ~ ɨ̆p, -uap)
Meaning: inhale
Tibetan: rŋub (p. (b)rŋubs, f. brŋub, i. rŋubs to draw in (air)).
Comments: Simon 22; Peiros-Starostin 213; Coblin 98. Cf. Austric: PAA *sǝNʔa:p, PAN *qaŋab, Tai *hŋap 'yawn, open the mouth wide'.