uhnuk

Achang

Etymology

Synchronically from *uh (“head”) + the reflex of Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rnuq (“brain”).

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /u˦.nuk˧/
  • (Longchuan) [u³¹.nuʔ³¹]
  • (Xiandao) [u³¹.nuʔ⁵⁵]

Noun

uhnuk

  1. brain

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[1], Payap University, page 134
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