bälawng

Khumi Chin

Alternative forms

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

  1. boat, ship

Derived terms

References

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin[1], Payap University, page 75