STEDT #1447

*s-l(a/u)p

FAT

Reconstruction analysis

handlelo/uinitiall(rhymeo/u)pcoverL · T

Notes

This root displays the same -a- ⪤ -u- alternation that is found in a few other roots; see #1443 PTB *s-n(u/a)m FAT and #1417 PTB *b-s(u/a)ŋ SMELL / SCENT / FRAGRANT.

Reflexes & cognates12 reflexes · 3 subgroups

1.2.2Central Chin5

*Central Chinhlap VanBik 09 PKC: 1109

Lai (Hakha)hlap n.‘fat around intestines; omentum’Van Bik, K. 95 Lai

Lai (Hakha)hlap ‘fat (between bowels and the walls of the belly)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1109

Lushai [Mizo]hlap n.‘fat around intestines; omentum’Lorrain 40 Lush

Lushai [Mizo]hlàp n‘fat and membrane (or great omentum) between the bowels and the walls of the belly’VanBik 09 PKC: 1109

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti2

Limbulupt- v.‘fatten (a pig)’Michailovsky 89 Lm

Limbuɔprefix◦rukmorpheme◦lup◦pasuffix ‘fat (of meat)’Michailovsky 89 Lm

3.2Qiangic6

Qiang (Mianchi)loù ‘fat (of humans)’Evans 99 Qiang: 1472

Qiang (Mianchi)loù ‘fat (of animals)’Evans 99 Qiang: 1473

Qiang (Taoping)lu⁵⁵ ‘fat (person)’Sun H 81 Qia

Qiang (Taoping)lu⁵⁵ ‘fatty (of meat)’Sun H 81 Qia

Qiang (Taoping)lu⁵⁵ ‘fat (of people)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 849.9

Qiang (Taoping)lu⁵⁵ ‘fat (meat)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 850.9

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1447, *s-l(a/u)p ‘FAT’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1447

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-1447,
  title  = {{*s-l(a/u)p 'FAT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1447},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1447}
}