tzünglu
Ao
Etymology
From tsüng- (sky prefix) + Proto-Central Naga *rwa (“rain”), the second element being from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-waʔ (“rain”). It is unknown why the Bible uses a spelling with tz- when other celestial nouns are spelled with ts-.
Pronunciation
- (Chungli) IPA(key): /tʃɯŋ˩.lu˩/, [tsəŋ˩.lu˩]
Noun
tzünglu
- (Chungli) rain
Inflection
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Simple | tzünglu | metzünglu |
| Perfect | tzüngluogo | metzüngluogo | |
| Present | Simple | tzünglur | metzünglur |
| Progressive | tzüngludar tzüngludagi |
metzüngludar metzüngludagi | |
| Future/infinitive | tzünglutsü | metzünglutsü | |
| Imperative | tzüngluang | tetzünglu | |
| Present participle | tzünglua | metzünglui | |
| Conditional | tzünglura tzünglurabang |
metzünglura metzünglurabang | |
Further reading
- Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 188
- Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 27
- Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 152