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lawng

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Jingpho

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Burmese လောင်း (laung:).

Noun

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lawng

  1. stake

References

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  • Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research[1], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-lawŋ (boat). Compare Old Chinese (OC *ɦljon, “boat”) and Burmese လောင်း (laung:, long and narrow boat).

Noun

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lawng

  1. boat, ship

Etymology 2

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Uncertain.

Possibly a loan from Proto-Mon-Khmer *luŋh ~ *luuŋh ~ *ləŋh (to hollow, excavate, bore), whence Khmer លុង (lung, to dig a hole) and Vietnamese trũng (concave). See also Burmese လှိုင်း (hluing:, uneven surface) (Sidwell, 2006; Schuessler, 2007).

Verb

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lawng

  1. to take out the heart of a wild plantain tree (used as food)