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STEDT #1385

*s/k-nik

HEART / MIND
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · provisional

Reconstruction analysis

handles/k-prefixs/kinitialnrhymeiksuffix(coverM · T

Connections

Allofams
Poss. allofam*s-diŋ ‘HEART / LIVER’

Notes

This root is distinct but closely related to #297 PTB *s-ni HEART / BREAST / CHEST / RIB and #251 PTB *s/k-niŋ BRAIN / HEART / MIND. In general it is more ‘hearty’, while #297 PTB *s-ni HEART / BREAST / CHEST / RIB is more ‘chesty’ .

Reflexes & cognates51 reflexes · 4 subgroups

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

6.1.1Burmish50

Bola (Luxi)na̱k⁵⁵tʃam³¹ja³¹ v.‘angry, be / take offense’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1621.32
Burmese (Spoken)hnɪʔ² ‘heart’Luce 85: U.24
Burmese (Written)aprefix◦nhac ‘heart’Luce 85: X.153
Burmese (Written)hnats ‘mind / soul / self’Weidert 87 TBTo: 125
Danuăprefix◦neʔ² (heartwood) ‘heart’Luce 85: U.24
Langsu (Luxi)na̱k⁵⁵ jo³¹ v.‘angry, be / take offense’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1621.31
Langsu (Luxi)na̱k⁵⁵jɔ³¹ v.‘scold’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1514.31
Langsu (Luxi)na̱k⁵⁵mjan³⁵ ‘pitiable / pitiful’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1116.31
Leqi (Luxi)nə̱k⁵⁵mjiːn³³ ‘pitiable / pitiful’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1116.33
Maru [Langsu]na̱k⁵⁵jɔ³¹ ‘scold’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 708.43
Maru [Langsu]na̱k⁵⁵jɔ³¹ ‘angry’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 728.43
Maru [Langsu]nɑʔ² ‘heart’Luce 85: U.24
Atsi [Zaiwa]neʔ² ‘heart’Luce 85: U.24
Atsi [Zaiwa]ni̱k⁵⁵jo²¹ ‘angry’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 728.42
Atsi [Zaiwa]ni̱k⁵⁵noʔ²¹ v.‘hate’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1373.30
Atsi [Zaiwa]ni̱k⁵⁵noʔ²¹kje⁵¹ n‘enemy (personal) / antagonizer’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0197.30

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1385, *s/k-nik ‘HEART / MIND’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1385
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. HPTB
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-1385,
  title  = {{*s/k-nik 'HEART / MIND'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1385},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1385}
}