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Khasi
Etymology
From Proto-Austroasiatic *plaaŋʔ (“shine”). Compare Vietnamese láng (“shine, be shiny”), Shwe Palaung plaŋ (“shine”), Eastern Bru palìaŋ (“shine light on”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
phalang
- glitter
References
- ^ Shorto, Harry (2006) Sidwell, Paul, Doug Cooper and Christian Bauer, editors, A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Canberra: Australian National University. Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN
- Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary, Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.