bälawng

Khumi Chin

Alternative forms

(Khimi Chin) mälawng

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *looŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-lawŋ. Cognates include Burmese လောင်း (laung:) and Mizo lawng.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bə.lɔ̃˥/

Noun

bälawng

boat, ship

Derived terms

bälaw-aekhute

References

K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 75

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