དབྱི

Tibetan

Etymology

Schuessler (2007) compares this to Old Chinese 貔 (OC *bi, “panther-like felid”) and proposes probable Sino-Tibetan origin for both.[1]

Pronunciation

Definitions

དབྱི • (dbyi)

  1. lynx

Hyponyms

  • དབྱི་མོ (dbyi mo, “female lynx”)

See also

References

  1. ^ Schuessler, Axel (2007) ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, page 412
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