English

Noun

allofam ‎(plural allofams)

1. (usually in Sino-Tibetan linguistics) a linguistic form (attested or reconstructed word) which belongs to a particular word family. For example, Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-na would be the allofam from *r/g-na which gave rise to Tibetan rna ("ear").

Derived terms

• allofamy
• allofamic
• allofamically

See also

• allocomp