mang꞉

Lashi

Etymology

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *maŋ² (“to be old”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m(r)aŋ (“to be old”). Cognate to Achang mang and more distantly Chinese 兄 (xiōng, “eldest brother”).

Pronunciation

  • (Waingmaw) IPA(key): [maŋ˩˩]
  • (Mongko) IPA(key): [maːŋ˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: mang꞉

Noun

mang꞉

  1. elder brother

Verb

mang꞉

  1. (stative) to be old; to be elderly

Derived terms

References

  • Qingxia Dai; Jie Li (2007), 勒期语研究 [The study of the Leqi language], Beijing: Central Institute for Nationalities Publishing House, →ISBN, page 305; 329
  • Hkaw Luk (2017), A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 21; 36
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