mänahu

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Khumi Chin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *naak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nam. Cognates include Burmese နံရိုး (nam-rui:) and Old Chinese (*njɯms /⁠*njɯms⁠/).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mänahu

  1. rib

References[edit]

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin[1], Payap University, page 78