kñi

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Khasi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *ɲi, likely from Proto-Austroasiatic *[]ɲiiʔ. Cognate with Kuy /(ʔaː)ɲìː/.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

kñi m

  1. maternal uncle

Derived terms

References

  • Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary, Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 44. 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