rürjeb

Ao

Etymology

The first element rür- is from Proto-Central Naga *rə(ʔ).

Pronunciation

  • (Chungli) IPA(key): /ɾɯ˥.tʃɯp˥/, [ɾə˥.tsɯp˥]

Noun

rürjeb

  1. (Chungli) snow
    • 1967, “Psalms 147:16”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:
      Tezüng ama pai rürjeb agütsür
      He spreads the snow like wool
    • 1967, “Isaiah 1:18”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:
      itemji rürjeb ama mesüngtsü
      they shall be as white as snow

Further reading

  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 206
  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 62
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