jpɣom

Japhug

Etymology

Possibly a back-formation from tɤjpɣom (ice), which is cognate with Chinese (OC *pŋrɯŋ, “ice”).[1] Possibly cognate to Tangut 𗎈 (*ꞏwọ¹, ice) or 𘒓 (*par¹, to congeal).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jpɣom/

Verb

jpɣom

  1. (Kamnyu, intransitive) to freeze

Derived terms

  • qajpɣom
  • sɯjpɣom

References

  1. ^ Guillaume Jacques (2021) A grammar of Japhug[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 1054
  2. ^ Jacques, Guillaume (2014) Esquisse de phonologie et de morphologie historique du tangoute, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN