maikhü

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Khumi Chin[edit]

Maikhü.

Etymology[edit]

From mai (“fire”) +‎ khü (“steam”). Akin to Lisu ꓟꓴꓽ ꓘꓴꓽ (mù kʰù), Nuosu ꃅꇴ (mu gu) and Mizo mei khu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

maikhü

  1. smoke

References[edit]

  • R. Shafer (1944) “Khimi Grammar and Vocabulary”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, volume 11, number 2, page 423
  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎[1], Payap University, page 77
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