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STEDT #1188

*s-myal

FACE

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handlemyalprefixsinitialmyrhymealcoverM · L

Connections

HPTB*s-mel ‘face’pp. 422, 537

Chinese comparandum

面 OC *mi̯ɑn, GSR #223a; B & S 2011: *C.men-s {C.me[n]-s}; Mand. miàn.

Reflexes & cognates44 reflexes · 12 subgroups

0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)1

*Sino-Tibetans-myal ‘face’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 109

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmans-mel ‘face’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 422, 537

1.2.2Central Chin5

Lushai [Mizo]hmel ‘face’Chou 72: 223a

Lushai [Mizo]hmel ‘face’Matisoff 87 BP

Lushai [Mizo]hmel ‘face’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 109

Lushai [Mizo]hmel v‘face’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 2404

Lushai [Mizo]hmel ‘face’Benedict 72 STC: 173n461

1.7.3.1Jingpho5

Jingphoman ‘face’Marrison 67 Naga

Jingphomān ‘face’Matisoff 87 BP

Jingphoman³³ ‘face’Liu 84

Jingphomjiʔ³¹#682 PTB *s-mik ‘EYE’MesorootsPTani *mik ‘EYE’PKC *mik ‘EYE’PKC *mik-kuu-I, -kuk-II ‘SLEEPY’PCN *mjak ⪤ *hmik ‘EYE’PTk *mik ‘EYE’PTk *mit ‘EYE’TGTM *ᴮʰmiː(ŋ) ‘EYE’Allofams1 #33 PTB *s-myak ⪤ *s-mik ‘EYE’1a #682 PTB *s-mik ‘EYE’1b #681 PTB *s-myak ‘EYE’ man³³ ‘face’Liu 84

Jingphomyìʔ#682 PTB *s-mik ‘EYE’MesorootsPTani *mik ‘EYE’PKC *mik ‘EYE’PKC *mik-kuu-I, -kuk-II ‘SLEEPY’PCN *mjak ⪤ *hmik ‘EYE’PTk *mik ‘EYE’PTk *mit ‘EYE’TGTM *ᴮʰmiː(ŋ) ‘EYE’Allofams1 #33 PTB *s-myak ⪤ *s-mik ‘EYE’1a #682 PTB *s-mik ‘EYE’1b #681 PTB *s-myak ‘EYE’ mān ‘face’Matisoff 87 BP

1.7.3.2Asakian6

Gananmɑːn² ‘face’Luce 85: L.140

Kadu (Kantu)mɑn² ‘face’Luce 85: L.140

Luiman ‘face’Matisoff 87 BP

Luirumorpheme◦möl ‘face’Matisoff 87 BP

Sak (Bawtala)ămaɪ̃² ‘face’Luce 85: L.140

Sakmaing ‘face’Matisoff 87 BP

4Nungic15

Anongmr [mər] ‘face’Benedict 72 STC: 366

Anongmər ‘face’Chou 72: 441a-c

Anongmɛŋ⁵⁵ ‘face’Sun J 88 Ano

Trung [Dulong]mal⁴⁴ ‘face’Matisoff 87 BP

Trung [Dulong]mal⁴⁴ kăl⁴⁴#274 PTB *m-gal ‘JAW’ ‘cheek’Matisoff 87 BP

Trung [Dulong]mal⁴̯⁴̯ ta⁴̯⁴̯#371 PTB *m-twaŋ ‘FOREHEAD / HEAD / HAIR (OF HEAD) / HORN’ ‘forehead’Matisoff 87 BP

Trung [Dulong]mal⁴⁴ta⁴⁴#371 PTB *m-twaŋ ‘FOREHEAD / HEAD / HAIR (OF HEAD) / HORN’ ‘forehead’Matisoff 93 PC

Trung [Dulong]mɑ̆ʴ⁵⁵dɑ̆ʔ⁵⁵#371 PTB *m-twaŋ ‘FOREHEAD / HEAD / HAIR (OF HEAD) / HORN’ ‘forehead’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 233.46

Dulongɹɛn³¹dɑŋ⁵⁵#371 PTB *m-twaŋ ‘FOREHEAD / HEAD / HAIR (OF HEAD) / HORN’ n‘forehead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0077.20

Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)mar⁵⁵ ‘face’LaPolla 87: 213

Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)mɑ̆ɹ⁵⁵ ‘face’Sun H 82 Dul

Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)mɑ̆ɹ⁵⁵ dɑ̆ʔ⁵⁵#371 PTB *m-twaŋ ‘FOREHEAD / HEAD / HAIR (OF HEAD) / HORN’ ‘forehead’Sun H 82 Dul

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)mar⁵⁵ ‘face’LaPolla 87: 213

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)mɑ̆ɹ³¹ gɑŋ⁵³#2025 PTB *g(w/r)aŋ ‘FOREHEAD’ ‘forehead’Sun H 82 Dul

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)mɑ̆ɹ⁵⁵ ‘face’Sun H 82 Dul

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish2

Bisuman◦tə̀ŋ#286 PTB *l/m-da(n/ŋ) ‘CHIN / CHEEK’ ‘chin’Beaudouin 88 Bisu: 13

Sangkongmaŋ³¹ pi⁵⁵#271 PTB *s-bi ⪤ *s-bay ‘CHIN / CHEEK’PKC *ka- ⪤ *kha-ɓee ‘CHIN’ ‘chin’Li Yongsui 91 Sang

9Sinitic2

Chinese (Hanzi)面 ‘face’BaxterSagart 2011: 1918

Chinese (GSR #)0223a ‘face’BaxterSagart 2011: 1918

9.0.1Old Chinese3

Chinese (Old/Mid)mi̯ɑn/mi̯ɑ̈n ‘face’Chou 72: 223a

Chinese (Old/Mid)mi̯ɑn/mi̯ɑ̈n- ‘face, face-to-face’Karlgren 57 GSR: 223a

Chinese (Old)mi̯an ‘face’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 109

9.0.2Middle Chinese2

Chinese (Middle)mi̯än ‘face’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 109

Chinese (Middle)mjienH ‘face’BaxterSagart 2011: 1918

9.0.3Modern Chinese2

Chinese (Mandarin)miàn ‘face’BaxterSagart 2011: 1918

Chinese (Mandarin)mien ‘face, face-to-face’Karlgren 57 GSR: 223a

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1188, *s-myal ‘FACE’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1188

Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-1188,
  title  = {{*s-myal 'FACE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1188},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1188}
}