སྟེང

Tibetan

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-tjaŋ (“top”). Cognate with Chinese 上.

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan: /*steŋ/

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• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*steŋ/ (reconstructed)

Noun

སྟེང • (steng)

1. top; surface; upper part; roof
2. (of a vase) mouth; aperture