kynton

Khasi

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *doːl ~ *duəl (“hill, mound”). Cognate with Vietnamese đồi, Muong Bi tồl, Khmer ទួល (tuəl), Old Mon dal (“hill”) (whence Mon ဒဵု (tɜ̀)), Western Katu dɔːl (“back of mountain”), Minriq tol (“mountain”)

Noun

kynton f

  1. heap, mound, pile
  2. earthen wall, ridge

Verb

kynton

  1. heave
  2. accumulate

References

  • Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary‎[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 59. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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