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Mizo
Etymology
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *maːk (“son-in-law, genitals”). Compare Tibetan མག་པ (mag pa), Dzongkha རྨགཔ (rmagp, “husband”), Galo magbo, Adi mak-bo, Lisu ꓟꓯꓸ ꓪꓵ (mǽ wy); also compare Jingpho /da-maʔ/, Southern Qiang /tʃɿ⁵⁵ ma³¹/ (Taoping), Northern Qiang /tʃɪ miɛ/ (Mawo), Situ /tə nmak/ (Ma'erkang / Barkam), Burmese သမက် (sa.mak), Lepcha ᰕᰤᰩᰭ (myók), S'gaw Karen မာ် (mạ).
Benedict (1979) also compares this to 牡 (OC *mɯwʔ, “male”), though this is disputed. (STEDT)
Noun
mâkpa
- son-in-law
1995, Mizo Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India, 1 Samuel 18:18:“Tu nge maw ka niha, Israel rama ka pa chhûngte pawh eng mi nge an niha lal mâkpa ka han nihna tûr chu le?”.- Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king? (KJV)
- a sister's husband, brother-in-law
- paternal aunt's husband, uncle
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