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*(t)saːy ⪤ *(d)zaːy

TEMPERAMENT / HEART / TALENT / RESOURCES
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handletsaːinitial(t)srhymeaːy ⪤ (dcoverTS · W

Connections

HPTB*(d)zaːy ⪤ *(t)saːy ‘talent / aptitude / temperamant’pp. 210, 221
See alsoMIND

Notes

This root was first reconstructed in GSTC (Matisoff 1985) and was discussed in detail in Matisoff 1988 (“Universal semantics and allofamic identification”).

Chinese comparandum

Comment: See comparanda for #2727 PTB *tsa-n CHILD / GRANDCHILD / NEPHEW / NIECE.

Reflexes & cognates29 reflexes · 10 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burman(d)zaːy ⪤ (t)saːy ‘talent / aptitude / temperamant’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 588
*Tibeto-Burman(t)saːy ⪤ (d)zaːy ‘temperament / aptitude / talent’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 106

1.2.2Central Chin1

Lushai [Mizo]zāi ‘temperament, disposition, nature’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 106

1.2.3Maraic2

Lakher [Mara]thai-namorpheme ‘ability’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 106
Lakher [Mara]thai-pamorpheme-kimorpheme ‘talent, aptitude, skill’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 106

1.7.3.1Jingpho3

Jingphosái ‘disposition, tendency’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 106
Jingphotsái ‘intellect, wisdom’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 106
Jingphozái ~ əprefix◦zái ‘intellect, wisdom’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 106

2.1.2.1Tibetan2

Tibetan (Written)z̀e ‘inclination, affection, heart, mind; volition’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 106
Tibetan (Written)z̀en-pasuffix ‘desire, long for, be attached to’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 106

6.1.1Burmish4

Achanga⁴¹prefixtʂai⁵⁵ ‘heart’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 106
Achang (Longchuan)a³¹prefix tʂai⁵⁵ ‘heart’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Longchuan)a³¹prefixtʂai⁵⁵ n‘temper’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0679.28
Achang (Longchuan)sai⁵⁵morphemetʂai⁵⁵ ‘hardworking / exerting oneself’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1115.28

9.0.1Old Chinese4

Chinese (Old)Cəprefix.dzˤə {[Cə.dz]ˤə} ‘timber’BaxterSagart 2011: 186
Chinese (Old)dz'əg ‘endowment, ability, talent’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 106
Chinese (Old)dzˤə {(Cə.)[dz]ˤə} ‘talent, ability’BaxterSagart 2011: 187
Chinese (Old)dzˤə {[dz]ˤə} ‘wealth’BaxterSagart 2011: 188

9.0.2Middle Chinese4

Chinese (Middle)dz'ậi ‘endowment, ability, talent’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 106
Chinese (Middle)dzoj ‘talent, ability’BaxterSagart 2011: 187

9.0.3Modern Chinese3

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1388, *(t)saːy ⪤ *(d)zaːy ‘TEMPERAMENT / HEART / TALENT / RESOURCES’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1388
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. GSTC, HPTB
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-1388,
  title  = {{*(t)saːy ⪤ *(d)zaːy 'TEMPERAMENT / HEART / TALENT / RESOURCES'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1388},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1388}
}