tenem

Ao

Etymology

The meanings of "fifty" and "mountain" may ultimately stem from the same etymology; see Coupe (2007:116) for discussion. Mongsen distinguishes the two senses by aspiration contrast, with the initial t being aspirated for "fifty" but not in "mountain".

Bruhn lists the two meanings in separate entries, however, probably due to the aspiration distinction in Mongsen.

Noun

tenem

1. (Chungli, Mongsen) mountain, peak

Numeral

Ao numbers ^(edit)

←  40	50	60  →
	5
Cardinal: tenem

tenem

1. (Chungli, Mongsen) fifty (50)

Further reading

• A. R. Coupe (2007), A grammar of Mongsen Ao, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 116
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 40
• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎, Berkeley: University of California, page 83