thûr
Mizo
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *thu(u)r ~ tho(o)r (“acid; sour”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *suːr ~ *swaːr (“sour; be acid”) (STEDT). Cognate with Chinese 酸 (OC *sloːn).
Adjective
thûr
- acid; sour; tart
References
- Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “thûr”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society