mokozü

Ao

Etymology

The second element -ko- is from Proto-Central Naga *khuʔ (“smoke”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kuw (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

  • (Chungli) IPA(key): /mu˧.ku˧.zɯ˧/, [mu˧.ku˧.zɯ˧]

Noun

mokozü

  1. (Chungli) smoke

Further reading

  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 55, 200
  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 55
  • Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 161
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