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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *rēŋ
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: drop
Chinese: 霝 *r_ēŋ rain dropping, 零 *r_ēŋ (/*r_īŋ) to fall in drops.
Tibetan: sprin 'cloud' (? cf. also rlan 'wetness, dampness')
Burmese: rań 'liquid, juice'
Kachin: mǝraŋ1 rain, raŋ2- to fall, as in showers.
Comments: Cf. also Pumi *rVN 'cloud'.
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