March 02, 2012

མུ།

mu:

Does mu always mean “end, periphery, circumference”? Consider the following:

1. mu (for koṭi as in mu gsum, mu bzhi, etc.)
2. mu mkhyud “rim” (e.g. of a wheel)
3. mu mtha’ “limit”
4. mu med pa “limitless”
5. mu mthud pa “to resume”
6. mu stegs pa (for Tīrthika)”
7. mu ran “hoof” (of casket, etc.) {Jäschke 1881: s.v.}
8. mu tshigs {Bod rgya}
9. mu ’brel {Bod rgya}
10. mu ’gram {Bod rgya}
11. mu ’byams {Bod rgya}
12. mu rdo {Bod rgya}
13. mu ltar = sngar rgyun ltar {Bod rgya}

What about?

14. mu ge “famine”
15. mu to/lto ba
16. mu cor (smra ba) “(to talk) gibberish”

Some loan/corrupted words containing mu seem to be:

1. mu tig (from moti)
2. mu zi (for sulphur) from?


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