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Ingkhong Shyllangmat




Ingkhong-shyllang-mat (noun) U dei briew uba la shah khi lainuid bad shah kynthah dieng tyllaw ding na shyllangmat namar ka pap ka sang kaba u la leh ha shnong ha thaw bad kim ju shah ïa u ban shong ha shnong.

- Ka Dienshonhi: The Khasi Encyclopaedic Dictionary



Ingkhongshyllangmat (noun; adjective) A a person who has no allegiance to one's own people; a traitor.

- Ki nongialam ingkhongshyllangmat; traitorous leaders.


As a verb ingkhong shyllangmat is to betray.

- Ani, baroh ki la ingkhongshyllangmat ïa la ka ri!

- Goodness! Everyone betrayed their country!

- Learner's Khasi Dictionary with English-Khasi Index




Ha kato la kylli ïa ka jingmut jong ka ktien "ingkhong shyllangmat". Khublei Shibun ïa baroh ki jubab kiba phi lah phah 🙏🙏 Ki jubab ki la ïarap ban nang sngewthuh ïa kane ka rukom ong.
Hangtei haneng la ai ïa artylli ki jingbatai ïa kane ka ktien. Kyrmen ba ngin kham sngewthuh shai lyngba kine 👍 Ka ktien "ingkhong shyllangmat" ka kit ha ka ka jingmut kaba khia kumba phi i haneng bad ka dei ruh ka jingkynnoh kaba eh bad khor bha ïano ïano.
The Khasi word "ingkhong shyllangmat" has both a literal and symbolic meaning behind it as is seen from the two references cited above. It is a harsh punishment and a strong accusation against someone.

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