atsü
See also: atsu
Ao
Etymology 1
Verb
atsü
Inflection
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Simple | atsü | matsü |
| Perfect | tsüogo | metsüogo | |
| Present | Simple | atsür | matsür |
| Progressive | tsüdar tsüdagi |
metsüdar metsüdagi | |
| Future/infinitive | atsütsü | matsütsü | |
| Imperative | tsüang | tatsü | |
| Present participle | tsüa | metsüi | |
| Conditional | tsüra tsürabang |
metsüra metsürabang | |
Etymology 2
Verb
atsü
- (Chungli) to be short
Inflection
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Simple | atsü | matsü |
| Perfect | tsüogo | metsüogo | |
| Present | Simple | atsür | matsür |
| Progressive | tsüdar tsüdagi |
metsüdar metsüdagi | |
| Future/infinitive | atsütsü | matsütsü | |
| Imperative | tsüang | tatsü | |
| Present participle | tsüa | metsüi | |
| Conditional | tsüra tsürabang |
metsüra metsürabang | |
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (Chungli) IPA(key): /a˩.tʃɯ˧/, [a˩.tsɯ˧]
Noun
atsü
- (Chungli) fence
Further reading
- Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 76
- Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 3
- Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 151