briew

Khasi

Alternative forms

• briw

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *bruː. Cognate with Pnar bru, Lyngngam [script needed] (brə). Compare Proto-Khmuic *-brɔʔ (“person, man”) (whence Khmu [Cuang] cmbrɔʔ), Proto-Katuic *ɓruu (“mountain”) (whence the autonym Bru), Proto-Vietic *b-ruːʔ (whence Vietnamese rú (“forest, mountain”)), Santali ᱵᱩᱨᱩ (buru, “hill, mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /briew/, [bre̝ˑu]

Noun

briew m or f

1. person, human

   u briew

   man

   ka/ku briew

   woman

   ki briew

   people; persons

Derived terms

• 'la-bam-briew
• 'suid-briew
• jingbriew
• khein-briew
• leit-ing-briew
• para-briew
• tip-briew
• tuh-tnga briew
• ïingbriew

References

• Singh, U Nissor (1906), Khasi-English dictionary‎, Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 14. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.