metathai

Khumi Chin

Metathai.

Etymology

From meta (“eggplant”) +‎ äthai (“fruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me˩.ta˥.tʰai̯˧/

Noun

metathai

1. eggplant (vegetable)

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 76