yegai

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Tibetan ཡི་གེ (yi ge).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jəke]

Noun

yegai

  1. letters, writing
    yegai-de hanqai lha la jho-di-li.
    In addition to writing, thangka painting is taught [at schools] as well.
    (Quoted in Sandman, p. 100)
  2. letter (postal message)
    dojjai yegai-ha zhungo dai-gu-lio.
    Dojjai sent the letter to China.
    (Quoted in Sandman, p. 188)
  3. language
    Synonym: hua
    suan yegai ― Tibetan language (Quoted in Sandman, p. 88)

References
  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
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