Khasi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Khasian *ktiː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iiʔ. Cognate with Pnar kti, Lyngngam ktei, and also Khmer ដៃ (day), Mon တဲ (tay), Pacoh ati, Bahnar ti, Bolyu ti⁵⁵, Riang [Lang] tiʔ¹.[1]

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kti f

  1. hand; arm

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References

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  • Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 50. 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

Pnar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Khasian *ktiː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iiʔ. Cognate with Khasi kti, Khmer ដៃ (day), Pacoh ati, Bahnar ti, Bolyu ti⁵⁵, Riang [Lang] tiʔ¹.

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kti

  1. hand; arm