See also: Bāléitè

Khumi Chin edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *liak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-lyak. Cognates include S'gaw Karen လ့ၣ် (laỳ) and Burmese လျက် (lyak).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

bäleite

  1. (transitive) to lick

References edit

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