Khumi Chin edit

 
Täli.

Etymology edit

From Proto-Kuki-Chin [Term?], from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-lip. Cognates include Burmese လိပ် (lip) and S'gaw Karen ချံး (khleë).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

täli

  1. turtle, tortoise

References edit

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin[1], Payap University, page 56