nawryng

Khumi Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *hnaar, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-naːr. Cognates include Tibetan སྣ (sna) and Burmese နှာ (hna).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɔ˧.rɘ̃˩/

Noun

nawryng

  1. nose

References
  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 42
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