ནང

Dzongkha

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *naŋ (“inside”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑ˩/

Postposition

ནང (nang)

  1. (suffixed to nouns) in, inside, on (locative suffix)

Tibetan

Etymology

From Proto-Bodish *naŋ (“inside”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *naŋ (“inside”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ནང • (nang)

  1. interior, inside
  2. space, room, chamber, apartment
  3. dwelling, house
  4. family, household
  5. heart, mind, soul
  6. See ནང་པ (nang pa, “Buddhist (i.e. insider), Buddhism”).

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “inside”): ཕྱི (phyi, “outside”)

Derived terms

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