lawng
Jingpho
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Burmese လောင်း (laung:).
Noun
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References
editMizo
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-lawŋ (“boat”). Compare Old Chinese 船 (OC *ɦljon, “boat”) and Burmese လောင်း (laung:, “long and narrow boat”).
Noun
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Etymology 2
editUncertain.
Possibly a loan from Proto-Mon-Khmer *luŋh ~ *luuŋh ~ *ləŋh (“to hollow, excavate, bore”), whence Khmer លុង (lung, “to dig a hole”) and Vietnamese trũng (“concave”). See also Burmese လှိုင်း (hluing:, “uneven surface”) (Sidwell, 2006; Schuessler, 2007).
Verb
editlawng
- to take out the heart of a wild plantain tree (used as food)
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