täli

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tali"

Khumi Chin

Täli.

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin [Term?], from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-lip. Cognates include Burmese လိပ် (lip) and S'gaw Karen ချံး (khleë).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.li˧/

Noun

täli

1. turtle, tortoise

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 56