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pylleng

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Khasi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Khasian *pnlǝŋ, likely from Proto-Austroasiatic *pləəŋʔ. Cognate with Pnar pylleiñ, and possibly with Vietnamese trứng, Muong tlởng and Semai pəŋləːk.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pylleng f

  1. egg, ovum

References

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  • Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 166. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  1. ^ Shorto, Harry (2006) Sidwell, Paul, Doug Cooper and Christian Bauer, editors, A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Canberra: Australian National University. Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN