kibur

Ao

Etymology

From ki (“house”) +‎ tebu (“father”) +‎ -er.

Noun

kibur

  1. (Chungli) master (or some other kind of higher authority figure)
    • 1967, “1 Samuel 1:15”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:
      Yamaji masü, kü kibur, ni tanela nung kanga jashiba tetsür ka lir.
      It is not so, my lord; I am a woman troubled in the soul.

Further reading

  • Clark, E. W. (1911), “KIBUBA, kibur”, in Ao-Naga dictionary, Dimapur
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