bäleite

See also: Bāléitè

Khumi Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *liak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-lyak. Cognates include S'gaw Karen လ့ၣ် (laỳ) and Burmese လျက် (lyak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.lei̯˥.te˧/

Verb

bäleite

1. (transitive) to lick

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 75