putir
Ao
Etymology
The first element is identical to tebu (“father”), and the suffix is -er (masculine noun suffix). The middle element's origin is unclear.
Pronunciation
- (Chungli) IPA(key): /pu˩.tiɾ˥˧/, [pu˩.tiɾ˥˧]
Noun
putir
- (Chungli) priest
Further reading
- Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 51-52, 187
- Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 50
- Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 150
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ποτήρ (potḗr, “cup”).
Noun
pùtīr m inan (Cyrillic spelling пу̀тӣр)