säni

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sani"

Khumi Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin [Term?], from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-niŋ (“year, harvest”). Cognates include S'gaw Karen နံၣ် (neè) and Min Nan 年 (ni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰə.ni˩/

Noun

säni

1. year

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 58