Chungli Ao

Etymology

From atep (“to strike, hit (like with a club)”) +‎ -set (“to kill”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɯp˥.sɯt˩/, [təp˥.sɯt˩]

Verb

tepset

  1. to kill

Inflection

Inflection of tepset (Chungli)
Affirmative Negative
Past Simple tepset metepset
Perfect tepsetogo metepsetogo
Present Simple tepseter metepseter
Progressive tepsetdar
tepsetdagi		 metepsetdar
metepsetdagi
Future/infinitive tepsettsü metepsettsü
Imperative tepsetang tetepset
Present participle tepseta metepseti
Conditional tepsetra
tepsetrabang		 metepsetra
metepsetrabang

Further reading

  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 60
  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 42
  • Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 134
source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tepset