phalang

Khasi

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *plaaŋʔ (“shine”). Compare Vietnamese láng (“shine, be shiny”), Shwe Palaung plaŋ (“shine”), Eastern Bru palìaŋ (“shine light on”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʰalaŋ/

Verb

phalang

  1. glitter

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