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From ལ (la, “mountain”) + ཝམ (wam, “bear”). Akin to Dzongkha ལ་དོམ (la dom).
ལ་ཝམ (lawam)
- Himalayan black bear
- G. Hyslop, K. Tshering, K. Lhendrup, P. Chhophyel (2016) Kurtöp-English-Dzongkha dictionary (draft), page 208