Khasi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austroasiatic *d₁kan (bamboo rat). Compare Muong cẳn (bamboo rat) and Khmu tkan ("mole"); also compare Malay dekan (large bamboo rat, Rhizomys sumatrensis).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dkhan m

  1. mole, hill rat

References

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  1. ^ Shorto, Harry (2006) Sidwell, Paul, Doug Cooper and Christian Bauer, editors, A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Canberra: Australian National University. Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN
  • Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 65. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.