phria

Khasi

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *priəl (“hail”). Cognate with Bahnar prĕl (“ice”), Pacoh pareal, Khmer ព្រិល (prɨl), Parauk pre:, Santali ᱟᱨᱮᱞ (arel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰria/

Noun

phria m

  1. hailstone
    • 1891, “Isaïah 28:2”, in Ka Baibl (Khasi Bible):
      uta u ban wan kum u phria bajur, kum u 'lapbah, kum ka jingshlei um bakhlaiñbor
      which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing (KJV)

References

  • Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary‎[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 158. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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