nyoqmi

Achang

Etymology

Compound of nyoq (“eye”) +‎ mi (“hair”).

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /nʲɔʔ˧.mi˧/
  • (Lianghe) [nʲɑ³¹.mu⁵⁵]
  • (Longchuan) [nʲɔʔ⁵⁵.mui³¹]
  • (Luxi) [nʲaʔ³¹.mui³¹]
  • (Xiandao) [ɲɔʔ⁵⁵.mui³¹]

Noun

nyoqmi

  1. eyelash
  2. eyebrow

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[1], Payap University, page 103
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