pengpelek

Zou

Pengpelek.

Etymology

At least partly from Proto-Kuki-Chin *pha-lep, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lep. Cognates include Khumi Chin pheledaengdai and Burmese လိပ်ပြာ (lippra).

Noun

pengpelek

1. butterfly

Synonyms

• mittha

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 66