སྲིང་མོ

Tibetan

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sriŋ (“sister”), related by Coblin (1986) to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-riŋ ~ s-r(j)aŋ (“to live; to be alive; to give birth; raw; green”), and the suffix མོ (mo, “female”).

Cognate with Kinnauri riŋz, Jangshung śiŋ, Chinese 甥 (OC *sreŋ, “sister's son or daughter”) and 姓 (OC *sleŋs, “family name”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan: /*sriŋ.mo/

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• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*sriŋ.mo/ (reconstructed)

Noun

སྲིང་མོ • (sring mo)

1. (family) sister of a man
2. (family) younger sister of a man