རྨ་བྱ

Sherpa

Noun

རྨ་བྱ (māpcha)

  1. peacock

Tibetan

Etymology

The first element is from Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra, peacock), compounded to native བྱ (bya, bird).

Pronunciation

  • Lhasa: /map̚˥˥.t͡ɕa˥˥/

Noun

རྨ་བྱ • (rma bya)

  1. peacock