thli

Mizo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *khlii, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qV-lij.

Noun

thli

1. wind, breeze

Derived terms

• thlipui

Etymology 2

Noun

thli

1. dirty water (from doing the laundry etc.)

Further reading

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