(Hin): ऐज़ौल aizaul ‘Rootstalk Field’ City/Capital/District, Mizoram. From Miz: ai/aidu, ‘(species of) rhizome’; and zawl, ‘plain’, ‘field’. A rhizome is an underground plant with creeping rootstalks: ginger and turmeric are examples. Aizawl was originally...
‘Champai Plain’ City, Mizoram. From Mizo roots related to ‘flatland’ or ‘low wide terrace’. Champhai lies on a broad plateau right on the Myanmar border, long known as the ‘Rice Bowl of Mizoram’ for its terraced paddy fields. The town has deep connections...
‘Kawla settlement’ Town/District Mizoram. From Mizo: kawla (a clan name) and sip/sib, ‘dwelling’ — ‘ A relatively new town close to the Assam border, Kolasib sits among orchards, river plains and experimental farms. It has become a bridge between Mizoram and...
‘Bridge of Rock / Stone Bridge’ — City/District, Mizoram. From Mizo: lung, ‘stone’, ‘rock’; and lei, ‘bridge’. Lunglei, the state’s second city, takes its name from a colossal rock outcrop that resembled a natural bridge. It was once the administrative centre...
‘Frontier Watchpoint’ — Town, District, Mizoram (Miz) From Mizo: ma, ‘son/child’, and mit, ‘eye’ — often interpreted as a boreder observation point/ Mamit District borders Tripura and is known for bamboo forests, quiet villages, and the Dampa Tiger Reserve — a...
‘The place where the elephant laughed’ — City/District, Mizoram. From Mara (Lakher): sa, ‘elephant’, and iha/ha, ‘to laugh’ — usually interpreted as ‘the place where the elephant laughed’ (a classic folk etymology). Saiha is the centre of the Mara-speaking...
‘Wealth Gathering’ Town/District, Mizoram. Possibly from Mizo: ser, ‘gold’, and chhip, ‘gather’ — interpreted locally as ‘place where wealth gathers’, though folk etymologies vary. Serchhip is one of the highest district headquarters in Mizoram, surrounded by forested...
The ‘Seven Sisters’ are a family of seven states on the North Eastern Region (NER) of India: Arunachal Pradesh (ArP), Assam (Asm), Manipur (Man), Meghalaya (Meg), Mizoram (Miz), Nagaland (Nag), Tripura (Tri). Sikkim is usually included as a brother state....
