pungmang
Ao
Etymology
The second element is from Proto-Central Naga *maŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(r)-məŋ ~ (r)-mək.
Pronunciation
- (Chungli) IPA(key): /puŋ˥.maŋ˥/, [puŋ˥.maŋ˥]
Noun
pungmang
- (Chungli) dream
Verb
pungmang
- (Chungli) to dream
Inflection
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Simple | pungmang | mepungmang |
| Perfect | pungmangogo | mepungmangogo | |
| Present | Simple | pungmanger | mepungmanger |
| Progressive | pungmangdar pungmangdagi |
mepungmangdar mepungmangdagi | |
| Future/infinitive | pungmangtsü | mepungmangtsü | |
| Imperative | pungmangang | tepungmang | |
| Present participle | pungmanga | mepungmangi | |
| Conditional | pungmangra pungmangrabang |
mepungmangra mepungmangrabang | |
Further reading
- Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 78, 241
- Clark, E. W. (1911), “PUNGMANG”, in Ao-Naga dictionary, Dimapur