*s-mu(y/r)

SMELL / FRAGRANT

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Central Chin*hmuy ‘SMELL (good) / FRAGRANT’PKC #881 ("PCC")

Notes

This etymon shows an unusual variation between final -y and -r.

Reflexes & cognates24 reflexes · 10 subgroups

1.2.1.1Northern Chin1

Thadomúy-nám-I, mùy-nàm-II ‘smell good, be fragrant’VanBik 09 PKC: 881

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Khumimuúy ‘smell, have an odor (good or bad), scent’VanBik 09 PKC: 881

1.2.2Central Chin4

*Central Chinhmuy ‘SMELL (good) / FRAGRANT’VanBik 09 PKC: 881

Lai (Hakha)hmùy-I, hmǔy-II ‘smell good, be fragrant’VanBik 09 PKC: 881

Lai (Falam)hmǔy-I, hmùy-II ‘smell good, be fragrant’VanBik 09 PKC: 881

Lushai [Mizo]hmúi ‘savory-smelling, giving forth an appetising savoury smell’VanBik 09 PKC: 881

1.7.1.1Bodo3

Bodomə◦dəm#1422 PTB *(d/t)um ‘SMELL’ v‘smell nicely’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodomə◦dəm#1422 PTB *(d/t)um ‘SMELL’◦prumorpheme v‘smell strongly (good smell)’Bhat 68 Boro

Kokborokmə-təŋ#1422 PTB *(d/t)um ‘SMELL’ ‘smell good’Tripuri 88

1.7.1.4Deori7

Deori/Deurimu-dũ#1422 PTB *(d/t)um ‘SMELL’-ā²morpheme v.‘smell’unknown

Deori/Deurimũ◦dũ#1422 PTB *(d/t)um ‘SMELL’ ‘good smell’Jacquesson 05 Deuri

Deori/Deurimu◦dũ#1422 PTB *(d/t)um ‘SMELL’-mamorpheme ‘good smell’Jacquesson 05 Deuri

Deori/Deurimũ◦dũ#1422 PTB *(d/t)um ‘SMELL’-nimorpheme ‘smell good [see nase-ri]’Jacquesson 05 Deuri

Deori/Deurimu◦dũ#1422 PTB *(d/t)um ‘SMELL’-wãmorpheme-nĩmorpheme vtr.‘smell, sniff’Jacquesson 05 Deuri

Deori/Deurimu◦du#1422 PTB *(d/t)um ‘SMELL’◦amorpheme ‘smell (intr.)’Brown 95: 74

Deori/Deurimu◦du#1422 PTB *(d/t)um ‘SMELL’◦mamorpheme nimamorpheme ‘smell (tr.)’Brown 95: 74

2.3.2Southern Kiranti1

Kulungmmurˍ ‘smell’Rai 75 Kul

2.3.3Central Kiranti1

Khalingmur mūmorpheme-nemorpheme v‘sniff’Hale 73 CSD: 03b.05

2.3.4Western Kiranti1

Thulung'mur ‘smell’Allen 75

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang3

Chepanghmər adjn.‘smell (sp.) associated with fertility of field’Caughley 00 Chepang

Chepanghməy(ə)- va.‘have smell, taste (sp.), a good lingering taste (of nuts, oil, etc.)’Caughley 00 Chepang

Chepanghməyŋ- va.‘have smell (sp.), pleasantly sweet (as of tobacco, etc.)’Caughley 00 Chepang

6.1.1Burmish3

Burmese (Rangoon)m̥we⁵⁵ ‘fragrant (smell)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1069.27

Burmese (Written)hmwê ‘smell sweet, be fragrant’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)hmwe³ ‘fragrant (smell)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1069.26

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1420, *s-mu(y/r) ‘SMELL / FRAGRANT’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1420

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-1420,
  title  = {{*s-mu(y/r) 'SMELL / FRAGRANT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1420},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1420}
}