dieng
Khasi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Khasian *dɛːŋ (“tree”). Cognate with Pnar deiñ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dieng m or f
- tree
- 1891, “Mathaios 17:18”, in Ka Baibl (Khasi Bible):
- U dieng babha um lah ban sei ki soh bymman, lymne u dieng bymman um lah ban sei ki soh babha.
- A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
- (masculine) timber
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 67. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.