shirem

Ao

Etymology

From Proto-Central Naga *raːm (“otter”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-ram (“otter”). For the confusion of bears and otters among the Ao people see Bruhn (2010: p. 225).

Noun

shirem

  1. (Chungli) bear (animal)

Further reading

  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 215
  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 67
  • Bruhn, Daniel (2010), “Unearthing the Roots: Ao and Proto-Tibeto-Burman — The Rimes”, in UC Berkeley Phonology Lab Annual Report‎[2], volume 6, number 6, University of California, Berkeley, →DOI, pages 210–258
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