maikhü

Khumi Chin

Maikhü.

Etymology

From mai (“fire”) +‎ khü (“steam”). Akin to Lisu ꓟꓴꓽ ꓘꓴꓽ (mù kʰù), Nuosu ꃅꇴ (mu gu) and Mizo mei khu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mai̯˥.kʰɨ˥/

Noun

maikhü

1. smoke

References

• R. Shafer (1944) “Khimi Grammar and Vocabulary”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, volume 11, number 2, page 423
• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 77