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“roof” in Jingpho

In Jingpho, roof is numgaw, magawng, rumgawng.

Meaning in English

1. (noun) a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building 2. (noun) protective covering on top of a motor vehicle 3. (noun) an upper limit on what is allowed 4. (noun) the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space 5. (verb) provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

Definition: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0)

Jingpho dictionary entries

dictionary entry
Jingpho

numgaw

roof

Source: Kachin Dictionary app 6.1: headwords and search index (digital edition of Hanson)

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Jingpho

magawng

roof

Source: STEDT database: Jingpho, Marrison 67 Naga (GEM-CNL)

dictionary entry
Jingpho

rumgawng

A roof; see mayaw.

Source: Ola Hanson, A Dictionary of the Kachin Language (1954 edition; OCR)

noun
Jingpho

num³¹ko³³

roof

Source: STEDT database: Jingpho, Huang and Dai 92 TBL (TBL)

dictionary entry
Jingpho

rum gawng

roof

Source: Kachin Dictionary app 6.1: headwords and search index (digital edition of Hanson)

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