tenem

Ao

Etymology

The meanings of "fifty" and "mountain" may ultimately stem from the same etymology; see Coupe (2007:116) for discussion. Mongsen distinguishes the two senses by aspiration contrast, with the initial t being aspirated for "fifty" but not in "mountain".

Bruhn lists the two meanings in separate entries, however, probably due to the aspiration distinction in Mongsen.

Pronunciation

Meaning "mountain":

  • (Chungli) IPA(key): /tɯ˧.nɯm˧/, [tə˧.nɯm˧]

Meaning "fifty":

  • (Chungli) IPA(key): /tɯ˩.nɯm˧/, [tə˩.nɯm˧]

Noun

tenem

  1. (Chungli, Mongsen) mountain, peak

Numeral

Ao numbers (edit)
 ←  40 50 60  → 
5
    Cardinal: tenem

tenem

  1. (Chungli, Mongsen) fifty (50)

Further reading

  • A. R. Coupe (2007), A grammar of Mongsen Ao, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 116
  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 40
  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 83
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