བྲན

Kurtöp

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [brɐ̀n]

Verb

བྲན (bran)

  1. (transitive) to know

References

  • G. Hyslop, K. Tshering, K. Lhendrup, P. Chhophyel (2016) Kurtöp-English-Dzongkha dictionary (draft), page 146
  • Gwendolyn Hyslop (2017) A grammar of Kurtöp, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95

Tibetan

Etymology

Possibly related to Burmese မြန်မာ (mranma) and Chinese 蠻／蛮 (mán).

Pronunciation

Noun

བྲན • (bran)

  1. serf
  2. slave, subject
  3. servitude, enslavement
  4. sprinkle (water)

Derived terms

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