bälung

See also: balung, and Balung

Khumi Chin

Alternative forms

• (Khimi Chin) äblung

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *luŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *luŋ. Cognates include Burmese နှလုံး (hna.lum:).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.lũ˥/

Noun

bälung

1. heart
2. soul, spirit

Derived terms

• bälung-aekhete
• bälungbyngte
• bälungduite
• bälungkikaehüte
• bälunglaingte
• bälungsate
• bälungsite

 

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 58