ལྗི

Tibetan

Etymology

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-ləy (“flea”). Cognate with Burmese လှေး (hle:) and S'gaw Karen ကျံ (klee).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan: /*ld͡ʑi/
• Zêkog: /rdʑe/, /dʑe/
• Bla-Brang: /hdʑe/, /dʑe/

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• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*ld͡ʑi/ (reconstructed)
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /rdʑe/, /dʑe/
  • (Bla-Brang) IPA^(key): /hdʑe/, /dʑe/

Noun

ལྗི • (lji)

1. flea

   Synonym: ལྗི་བ (lji ba)

2. weight, heaviness

References

• “ལྗི” in The Tibetan Living Dictionary, Mandala Collections, 2021.