thiang

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *thiaŋ.

Adjective

thiang (stem II thian)

1. clear, clean, pure
2. innocent, morally right or correct
   • Vanlalliana, in Vanglaini, 5 February 2022

     Kohhran thlirnaah Kuhva tawlh ruk hi a thiang nge thiang lo?

     Is this areca nut smuggling right or wrong [lit. not right] in the eyes of a Christian?

Derived terms

• Pathian

Further reading

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