sä-i

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See also: sa'i

Khumi Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sa-y. Cognates include Burmese သဲ (sai:) and Tibetan (sa).

Pronunciation

Noun

sä-i

  1. sand

References

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin, Payap University, page 59