tävaw

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Khumi Chin

Etymology 1

Tävaw (1).

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *wa. Cognates include Zou va.

Pronunciation

Noun

tävaw

  1. bird

Etymology 2

Tävaw (2).

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa.

Pronunciation

Noun

tävaw

  1. stream

Etymology 3

Tävaw (3).

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *wat, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p-wat. Cognates include Tibetan པད་མ (pad ma) and Burmese ကျွတ် (kywat).

Pronunciation

Noun

tävaw

  1. leech

References

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin, Payap University, page 50