Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *mǝ̄ŋ / *mǝ̄k (s-)
Meaning: ink
Tibetan: snag ink, Indian ink.
Burmese: hmaŋ ink.
Kachin: (H) mak dye, colouring, used in tattooing.
Comments: Tibetan snag is probably due to influence of nag 'black'; Luce 75.
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