ལྕའ

Sherpa

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hljak (“iron”). Cognate to Tibetan ལྕགས (lcags).

Noun

ལྕའ (lca') (Devanagari spelling ल्च्यअ)

  1. iron
  2. metal

References

  • Nicolas Tournadre; Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa; Gyurme Chodrak; Guillaume Oisel (2009), “ལྕའ”, in Sherpa-English and English Sherpa Dictionary […], Kathmandu: Vajra Publications, →ISBN, page 78
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