thung

Khumi Chin

Thung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰũ˧/

Noun

thung

1. lime

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 50

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

thung

1. Tetrameles nudiflora, a large tree, native to much of tropical and subtropical Asia.
2. (literary) Clipping of thung lũng (“valley”).