tekolak

Ao

Etymology

The first element ko- is from Proto-Central Naga *ku (“head”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-qow (“head”).

Noun

tekolak

  1. (Chungli) head

Further reading

  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 54, 197
  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 38
  • Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 127
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