bnai

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Khasi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Khasian *bnəːj. Cognate with Pnar bnai, Lyngngam bni, War-Jaintia pnua.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bnai m

  1. month
  2. moon

References[edit]

  • Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 13. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Pnar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Khasian *bnəːj. Cognate with Khasi bnai.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bnai

  1. month
  2. moon