bärui

Khumi Chin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruul, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ruːl. Cognates include Burmese မြွေ (mrwe) and Tibetan སྦྲུལ (sbrul).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bə.rui̯˩/

Noun

bärui

  1. snake

Derived terms

References
  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 59
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