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Ki Kyrteng Sin Part II/ Khasi Nicknames Part II




Sympiw (rit khmat/ small eyes)


Tun tun (sngaid/ chubby)


Samah (sngaid bad lyngkot/ short and stout)


Shrieh (khih ksaiñ, balaiñ/ hyperactive, mischievous, oversmart)


Shyrjei (ima ka dur/ scary looking face)


Sadman


Sadmew


Thamer


Thohliap


Tah (from mattah meaning snail; a reference to being slow)


Krew krew (big eyes)


Piduiñ (sngaid/ fat)


Ldoiñ (heh briew bad biej/ big-built and dumb or foolish)


Kriw kriw (rit briew bad shalak/ small, smart or sly)


Bah Rai (raikhoh/ thin)


Bah Kyn jait Roi (ba kynroi than/ prone to having fights)


Priñ (Pnar) (ba ïong/ a dark complexion)


Chru (Pnar) (Ka shriew/ Yam)


Sti (wrinkled looking or used for someone thin)


Mum (pronounced as Moom)



Another round of "Ki Kyrteng Sin"/ Khasi Nicknames 😆😂😆😂
These nicknames have been collected from the comments section of the earlier post on Khasi nicknames. Thank you to everyone who contributed! 🤡🤠🎃





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