lawng

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese လောင်း (laung:).

Noun

lawng

  1. stake

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

Mizo

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɔŋ/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

lawng

  1. boat, ship

Etymology 2

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

lawng

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