briew
Khasi
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editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Khasian *bruː. Cognate with Pnar bru, Lyngngam [script needed] (brə). Compare Proto-Khmuic *-brɔʔ (“person, man”) (whence Khmu [Cuang] cmbrɔʔ), Proto-Katuic *ɓruu (“mountain”) (whence the autonym Bru), Proto-Vietic *b-ruːʔ (whence Vietnamese rú (“forest, mountain”)), Santali ᱵᱩᱨᱩ (buru, “hill, mountain”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbriew m or f
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editReferences
edit- Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 14. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.