Zirtâwpni
Mizo
Etymology
Generally understood by Mizos (e.g. here) as from zir (“to learn”) + tâwp (“to end”) + ni (“day”), literally “the day learning ends”, as Friday is the end of the school week.
Noun
Zirtâwpni
See also
- days of the week: chawlhkâr ni (appendix): Chawlhni/Pathianni · Thawhṭanni · Thawhlehni · Nilaini · Ningani · Zirtâwpni · Inrinni [edit]
Further reading
- Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “Zir-tawp-ni”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society