dieng

See also: Dieng and điếng

Khasi

u/ka dieng

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *dɛːŋ (“tree”). Cognate with Pnar deiñ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dieŋ/

Noun

dieng m or f

1. tree
   • 1891, “Mathaios 17:18”, in Ka Baibl (Khasi Bible):

     U dieng babha um lah ban sei ki soh bymman, lymne u dieng bymman um lah ban sei ki soh babha.

     A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

2. (masculine) timber

Derived terms

• 'tiew-snoh-dieng
• dieng byllan
• dieng bylliat
• dieng doh
• dieng kya
• dieng lamaki
• dieng-bilat
• dieng-iei
• dieng-ngan
• dieng-ri
• dieng-rtiang
• dieng-ñiangmat
• shun-dieng
• sim-lái-dieng

 

References

• Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary‎^[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 67. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.