mesak

Ao

Etymology

From Proto-Central Naga *m-sak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-sak.

Pronunciation

  • (Chungli) IPA(key): /mɯ˥.sak˩/, [mə˥.sak˩]

Verb

mesak

  1. (Chungli, Mongsen) to itch

Inflection

Inflection of mesak (Chungli)
Affirmative Negative
Past Simple mesak memesak
Perfect mesakogo memesakogo
Present Simple mesaker memesaker
Progressive mesakdar
mesakdagi
memesakdar
memesakdagi
Future/infinitive mesaktsü memesaktsü
Imperative mesakang temesak
Present participle mesaka memesaki
Conditional mesakra
mesakrabang
memesakra
memesakrabang

Further reading

  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 59, 254
  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 58