*khaaw

CORD / ROPE

Proto-Kuki-Chin · provisional

Reflexes & cognates8 reflexes · 5 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinkhaaw VanBik 09 PKC: 431

1.2.1.1Northern Chin4

Paitekhau ‘cord, chord’VanBik 09 PKC: 431

Sizanghkau ‘rope’VanBik 09 PKC: 431

Thadokháaw ‘rope’VanBik 09 PKC: 431

Tiddimkhaːu² pheːk¹ ‘rope’VanBik 09 PKC: 431

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Khumikháaw ‘tree species from which black loom sticks and the spring string in dewng traps are made; palm variety’VanBik 09 PKC: 431

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lai (Hakha)khâaw ‘cord, rope’VanBik 09 PKC: 431

Lushai [Mizo]kháu púi n‘name of a tree with red blossoms, and hairy banana shaped fruit growing in clusters. The bark is used for making rope which is then known as hrúi-kháu ("khaaw rope")’VanBik 09 PKC: 431

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]khàw-hrí ‘cord, string, rope’VanBik 09 PKC: 431

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #4431, *khaaw ‘CORD / ROPE’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4431

Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].

References: PKC #431

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-4431,
  title  = {{*khaaw 'CORD / ROPE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #4431},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4431}
}