Khasi edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Khasian *ɲi, likely from Proto-Austroasiatic *rt1ah. Cognate with Khmer រន្ទះ (rŭəntĕəh, lightning, thunderbolt), Mon လတး (lightning strikes) and with Kuy /nthàːh/.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pyrthat m

  1. thunder
    Coordinate term: leilieh

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 168. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  1. ^ Shorto, Harry (2006) Sidwell, Paul, Doug Cooper and Christian Bauer, editors, A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Canberra: Australian National University. Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN