thûr

Mizo edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *thu(u)r ~ tho(o)r (“acid; sour”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *suːr ~ *swaːr (“sour; be acid”) (STEDT). Cognate with Chinese 酸 (OC *sloːn).

Adjective edit

thûr

acid; sour; tart

References edit

Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940) “thûr”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

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