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 ==== === 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