bälawng

Khumi Chin

Bälawng.

Alternative forms

• (Khimi Chin) mälawng

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

• bälaw-aekhute

 

References

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