དབྱི

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Tibetan

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Etymology

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Schuessler (2007) compares this to Old Chinese 貔 (OC *bi, “panther-like felid”) and proposes probable Sino-Tibetan origin for both.[1]

Pronunciation

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Particularly: “"(*yi, com ’i*)" in Jäschke (1881:389)”

Definition

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དབྱི • (dbyi)

  1. lynx

Hyponyms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Schuessler, Axel (2007) ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, page 412
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