phungphi

Khumi Chin

Phungphi.

Etymology

Akin to Burmese ဘောင်းဘီ (bhaung:bhi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰũ˩.pʰi˩/

Noun

phungphi

1. trousers, pants

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 74