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Tamang

Pronunciation: /taˈmaŋ/
Definition of Tamang

noun (plural same or Tamangs)

  • 1a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting mountainous parts of Nepal and Sikkim.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Tibeto-Burman language of the Tamang.

adjective

  • relating to the Tamang or their language.

Origin:

Nepali, from rtamaṅ 'owner of many horses'

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