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  • Syntiew Khmut

    Ha i syntiew khmut

    don ki sma ba har rukom,

    don ki sngew ba har rukom.

    La shoh ka sngi kyrang

    ne la pashat u slap kynriang.

    La ha ka rkhie sahuh

    ne la ha ka ïam pangnud,

    i dei i syntiew khmut

    iba bun ki kam ban phuh!

    Ha ka Khasi ïa ka tduh jong ka khmut, ngi khot "Syntiew khmut".

    In Khasi, the tip of the nose is called "Syntiew khmut" or literally "the flower of the nose".

    Don ba kylli balei ki ong "syntiew khmut" mo? 😄😂

    Khublei Shibun @__scorpio__girl @sonitakhongwir
    @uneikin_wanlam bad @badamarboh ba phi la ai ïa ka jubab 😄🙏🙏

  • Body parts in Khasi

    Ka Dongnai (ka tduh u shyieng budlum) – Tailbone

    Irmat (ka rengmat; kawei na ki bynta ba tap ïa ka khmat) – Eyelid

    U Ñiuhtrong (u shñiuh kynthong ba ha khlieh eh jong ka khlieh) – A turf of hair

    Matsohlah (ka bynta ha kaba don ar tylli kiba at tnun ha ryndang kjat) – Ankle

    Ka Jylleng (ka kpoh) – Abdomen

    Ka Jwár (ka jingdon dak ha ka met kaba long naduh dang kha – Birthmark

    Ka Dongkhmat – Cornea

    Ka Khylloid – Ligament

    Here are the names of some body parts in Khasi 🤓🤓 If the doctor's prescription was in Khasi, we're sure we would see some of these words 😅😅

    🟡 Source: Rev. Dr. Ïarington Kharkongor