ṭum

Mizo

Etymology 1

    Noun

    ṭum

    1. time, occurrence
      Synonym: vawi
      • Vanglaini, "Myanmar sipaite hruai haw an ni [Burmese soldiers returned home]", 25 January 2024
        Myanmar thlawhtheina hi nimin khan ṭum hnih Lengpui Airport-ah rawn ṭum a, ṭum khatah mi 53 ve ve a phur haw a ni.
        A Burmese plane landed two times at Lengpui Airport yesterday, each time carrying home 53 people.

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Kuki-Chin *k(r)um.

      Verb

      ṭum

      1. (of flying things) to land
        • Vanglaini, "Myanmar sipaite hruai haw an ni [Burmese soldiers returned home]", 25 January 2024
          Myanmar thlawhtheina hi nimin khan ṭum hnih Lengpui Airport-ah rawn ṭum a, ṭum khatah mi 53 ve ve a phur haw a ni.
          A Burmese plane landed twice at Lengpui Airport yesterday, each time carrying home 53 people.
      2. to jump with both feet together
      Derived terms
      • ṭum thla

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