mesep
See also: месеп
Ao
Alternative forms
- mechep (Mongsen)
Etymology
From Proto-Central Naga *m-tshəp, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-tsjup.
Pronunciation
- (Chungli) IPA(key): /mɯ˥.sɯp˩/, [mə˥.sɯp˩]
Verb
mesep
- (Chungli) to suck
- (Chungli, with yi agi (“by beer”)) to be intoxicated, drunk
- 1967, “1 Samuel 1:13”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:
- anungji la yi agi mesep ta Eli-i bilem
- thus, Eli thought she was drunk
- (Chungli) to kiss
Inflection
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Simple | mesep | memesep |
| Perfect | mesepogo | memesepogo | |
| Present | Simple | meseper | memeseper |
| Progressive | mesepdar mesepdagi |
memesepdar memesepdagi | |
| Future/infinitive | meseptsü | memeseptsü | |
| Imperative | mesepang | temesep | |
| Present participle | mesepa | memesepi | |
| Conditional | mesepra meseprabang |
memesepra memeseprabang | |
Further reading
- Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 71
- Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 59