Khasi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Khasian *ʧku/ɔr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₂uur ~ *kt₂uər (with metathesis).[1] Cognate with Pnar chkur and Lyngngam ləkur, as well as Puoc həltoːl, Eastern Bru cutũr, Mon က္တောဝ်, Pacoh cutour.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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shkor (f)

  1. ear

Derived terms

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References

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  • Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 192. 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