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1) grain; 2) every kernel or bit; 3) [seed] [syllable]; 4) letter; 5) word; 6) fruit tree; 7) spy/ search/ pry out [IW]

1) seed, grain, kernel, crops, 2) seed syllable, letter; 3) to scrutinize; probe, pluck out [RY]

1) grain; 2) every kernel or bit; 3) [seed] [syllable]; 4) letter; 5) word (6) fruit tree (7) spy/ search/ pry out)/ [wheat barley and beans etc, phyis su rtsam rgyur mkho bed spyod shas che stabs particular also called "nas" , in wartime 'bru gtsang mar btsags te measured, , rtsam rgyu'i 'bru chu sing rgyag pa] [IW]

phyag nas - 'thor nas - grains [RY]

syllable, seed, letter, dig, chisel, examine, corn, grain, granule, grain of anything, particle, piece [JV]

syllable, seed, letter, dig, chisel, examine, corn, grain, granule, grain of anything, particle, piece, characters [JV]

(med) Foodgrains
gra ma can dang gang bu can / thams cad spyi la de nyid kyis / gra ma can las nas rgod dang / ma sha gang bu can tha chad / 'bru ni gsar thog bad kan skyed / lo lon 'bru ni yang ba yin / myur skye de bzhin sran ma ni / sbun med legs brngos tshod ma yang / zhes dang / rgyud las / 'bru kun gsar thog rlon pa lci ba ste / smin gyur skam dang [413] rnying pa yang ba yin / rdzen pa bcos dang g.yos su byas pa kun / rim bzhin yang zhing 'ju sla 'phrod par 'gyur / zhes gsungs so / gtong tshul yang rang byung rdo rjes / gang du dkon pa sman du 'gyur / mod pa zas bcos shes par gyis / zhes gsungs pa ltar bya'o / (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 412.5)

gra ma can gyi 'bru
'bras, khre, khra ma, nas, gro, sre da
gang bu can gyi 'bru
sran ma, til, yungs, zar ma, nyungs ma, la phug
chang rtsi, 'ba' cha, chang

Foodgrains comprise 2 main groups : 1. gra ma can gyi 'bru (shuka dhanya), grains with bristles, the cereals of the Poaceae family (namely wheat, barley, oats, rice, millet). 2. gang bu can gyi 'bru (shami dhanya), grains with pods or husks, mainly pulses from Fabaceae family, divided into flat (leb mo) and round (ril ba) types. Flat ones are beans and lentils, round ones are peas. gang bu can gyi 'bru includes further sesame, linseed and oilseeds like radish and mustard, all counted as leb mo (Kletter 2001).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 09:09, 10 March 2024 (EDT)