rnga

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Khasi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Khasian *rŋa~*rŋaw, from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋaʔ ~ *rŋəʔ.[1] Cognate to Pnar rngaw, as well as Mon ဗမတ် လ္ၚ (/kəmot təŋɛ̀ˀ/), Bulo Stieng /rəŋaː/; also compare Khmer រងើក (rɔngəək).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rnga m

  1. charcoal
    Coordinate term: 'dewiong

References

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  • Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary‎[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 172. 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
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