bekereng

Kokborok

Alternative forms

• mkreng

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *kreŋ³ (“bone”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ɡ-r(w/j)a(ŋ/k) (“bone; skeleton”). Cognate with Garo greng, Atong (India) kereng.

Noun

bekereng

1. bone

References

• Debbarma, Binoy (2001) “bekereng”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary, Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 22