mä̆kŭ

See also: maku

Namuyi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Fist half from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-maj (“tail”). Cognates include Cantonese 尾 (mei).

Second half from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwak (“hip”). Cognates include Mizo kawng and Jingpho kang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mæ˨ku˨]

Noun

mä̆kŭ

  1. tail

References
  • Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language‎, Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 21
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