bälawi

Khumi Chin

Bälawi.

Alternative forms

• (Khimi Chin) mälawi

Etymology

Borrowed from an Indo-Aryan language, from Sanskrit लवण (lavaṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.lɔi̯˥/

Noun

bälawi

1. salt

References

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