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Khasi
Etymology
From Proto-Khasian *bruː. Cognate with Pnar bru, Lyngngam (brə). Compare Proto-Khmuic *-brɔʔ (“person, man”) (whence Khmu cmbrɔʔ), Proto-Katuic *ɓruu (“mountain”) (whence the autonym Bru), Proto-Vietic *b-ruːʔ (whence Vietnamese rú (“forest, mountain”)), Santali ᱵᱩᱨᱩ (buru, “hill, mountain”).
Pronunciation
Noun
briew m or f
- person, human
Derived terms
References
- Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary, Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 14. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.