thûr

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *thu(u)r ~ tho(o)r (“acid; sour”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *suːr ~ *swaːr (“sour; be acid”) (STEDT). Cognate with Chinese 酸 (OC *sloːn).

Adjective

thûr

1. acid; sour; tart

References

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940) “thûr”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society