metzü

Ao

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Chungli) IPA(key): /mɯ˧.tʃɯ˧/, [mə˧.tsɯ˧]

Noun

metzü

  1. saliva, spit

Usage notes

  • The Bible seems to use the spelling metzü for the noun and metsü for the verb; see e.g. John 9:6 and Mark 7:33.

Further reading

  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 74, 205
  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 56
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