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Khasi
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Khasian *-mat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mat. Cognate with Pnar khmat, Lyngngam khmat, War-Jaintia mat, as well as Mon မတ် (mòt), Mang mat⁷, Pacoh mát, Vietnamese mắt.
Pronunciation
Noun
khmat f
- eye
- face
- appearance
- subject, thread, topic
- every
- khmat briew ― every person
References
- Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary, Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 33. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- ^ Shorto, Harry (2006) Sidwell, Paul, Doug Cooper and Christian Bauer, editors, A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Canberra: Australian National University. Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN
Pnar
Etymology
From Proto-Khasian *-mat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mat. Cognate with Khasi khmat, Mon မတ် (mòt), Mang mat⁷, Pacoh mát, Vietnamese mắt.
Pronunciation
Noun
khmat
- eye
- face