khmat

Khasi

Alternative forms
  • khymat

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *-mat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mat. Cognate with Pnar khmat, Lyngngam khmat, War-Jaintia mat, as well as Mon မတ် (mòt), Mang mat⁷, Pacoh mát, Vietnamese mắt.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰmat/

Noun

khmat f

  1. eye
  2. face
  3. appearance
  4. subject, thread, topic
  5. every
    khmat briew ― every person

References
  • Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary‎, Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 33. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  1. Shorto, Harry (2006) Sidwell, Paul, Doug Cooper and Christian Bauer, editors, A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Canberra: Australian National University. Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN

Pnar

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *-mat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mat. Cognate with Khasi khmat, Mon မတ် (mòt), Mang mat⁷, Pacoh mát, Vietnamese mắt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰmat/

Noun

khmat

  1. eye
  2. face
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