Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *dhŏŋ
Meaning: crest (of bird), feathers
Tibetan: mdoŋs the eye in a peacock's feather; white spot on the forehead of a horse.
Burmese: uʔ-dauŋh peacock ( > Jnp. u-toŋ1 id.).
Kachin: duŋ-kuŋ crest (Sh.).
Lushai: KC *duŋ crest.
Comments: Sh. 410; Ben. 73; Mat. 179. Cf. also the Tani root for 'bird, feather' *pǝ-taŋ, *kǝ-taŋ.
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