pyrthei

Khasi

Etymology

Cognate to Bahnar teh (“earth”), Vietnamese đất (“earth”), Mon တိ (ti, “earth”), Khmer ដី (dəy, “earth”), Semai tei, Khmu pəte.[1]

Noun

pyrthei

  1. cosmos
  2. earth
  3. globe
  4. world

References
  1. Peiros, Ilia (1998) Comparative Linguistics in Southeast Asia (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-142)‎, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 251
  • Bars, E. (1973) “pyrthei”, in Khasi-English Dictionary, Shillong, Meghalaya: Don Bosco Press, page 738
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