ähi

See also: ahi, ahi', ahí, aĥi, áhí, -a'hi, and ʻahi

Khumi Chin
Ähi.

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *hrik, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-r(j)ik. Cognates include Mizo hrik and Tibetan ཤིག (shig).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔə.hi˩/

Noun

ähi

  1. louse

References
  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 61
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.