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STEDT #1456

*g-ya

ITCH

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handleyaprefixginitialyrhymeacoverL · V

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*yaa-I, yaat-II ‘ITCH / TICKLE’PKC #1210

Connections

HPTB*g-ya ‘itch’p. 136

See alsoSCRATCH

Reflexes & cognates61 reflexes · 23 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)3

*Tibeto-Burmang-ya v.‘itch’Weidert 87 TBTo: 286

*Tibeto-Burmang-ya v.‘itch’Benedict 72 STC: 451

*Tibeto-Burmang-ya ‘itch’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 619

1NE Indian Areal Group1

*Kuki-Naga-Chinya v.‘itch’Weidert 87 TBTo: 286

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinyaa-I, yaat-II ‘ITCH / TICKLE’VanBik 09 PKC: 1210

1.2.1.1Northern Chin2

Paiteza ‘irritant’VanBik 09 PKC: 1210

Thadozâa-I, záat-II ‘itch, tickle’VanBik 09 PKC: 1210

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin2

Cho (Mindat)ya v‘tickle’VanBik 09 PKC: 1210

Khumik’yoo ‘tickle’VanBik 09 PKC: 1210

1.2.2Central Chin3

Lai (Hakha)zâa-I, zaat-II ‘itch, tickle’VanBik 09 PKC: 1210

Lai (Falam)záa-INV ‘itch, tickle’VanBik 09 PKC: 1210

Lushai [Mizo]zǎ-I, zàt-II v‘tickle, to itch’VanBik 09 PKC: 1210

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]zá ‘tickle’VanBik 09 PKC: 1210

1.4Meithei2

Meitheiha#1458 PTB *hyak ⪤ *hwak ‘SCRATCH’PTani *ɦok ‘SCRATCH (to stop an itch)’◦gəmorpheme◦jə v.‘itch / be itchy’Singh 91 MeiQ: 8.2.3.10

Meitheiha#1458 PTB *hyak ⪤ *hwak ‘SCRATCH’PTani *ɦok ‘SCRATCH (to stop an itch)’◦kəmorpheme◦cə◦bəsuffix v.‘itch / be itchy’Singh 91 MeiQ: 8.2.3.10

1.7.3.1Jingpho4

Jingphokă¹ ja⁵⁵ ‘itchy’Liu 84

Jingphokəyá ‘itch’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 317

Jingphokəya v.‘itch’Benedict 72 STC: 451

Jingpho¹gəmorpheme³ya v.‘itch’Weidert 87 TBTo: 286

2.1.2Bodic1

Tshona (Mama)cʰᴀ⁵³ ‘itch’Sun H 80 MLD

2.1.2.1Tibetan1

Tibetan (Written)g-ya-basuffix v.‘itch’Benedict 72 STC: 451

2.1.4Tamangish5

Gurung (Ghachok)ke◦baqsuffix ‘itch’Glover 72 GuVo: 2.B.2.28

Manang (Gyaru)gyᴇ² mo²suffix ‘itchy’Nagano 84 Man: 133

Manang (Prakaa)³kyeː◦pəsuffix ‘itching’Hoshi 84: 0932

Tamang (Risiangku)¹kja v‘itch’Mazaudon 91 TamQ: 8.2.3.10

Thakali (Tukche)'ke-lɔmorpheme ‘itch’Hari 71a ThVo: 2.B.2.28

2.2Newar5

Newarcā◦su v.‘itch / be itchy’also contains *sussuffixShakya 89: 8.2.3.10

Newarcā◦su#1463 PKir *sus ‘ITCH’ v.‘itch / be itchy’Shakya 89: 8.2.3.10

Newar (Kathmandu)ca◦su#1463 PKir *sus ‘ITCH’ wɔlmorpheme ‘itchy’Genetti 90 Kath

Newar (Kathmandu)ca◦su#1463 PKir *sus ‘ITCH’◦(l)suffix- ‘itchy’Genetti 90 Kath

Newar (Kathmandu)cya◦su#1463 PKir *sus ‘ITCH’ mwɔ(l)morpheme- ‘scratch / scrape’Genetti 90 Kath

2.3.2Southern Kiranti1

Chamlingci◦thora mu-(u) ‘scratch’morpheme · morpheme · morpheme · suffixWinter 85: 8

3.2Qiangic3

Muya [Minyak]ŋprefix◦gi³⁵◦ŋɯ⁵⁵morpheme v.‘itch / be itchy’Sun H 91 MuyQ: 8.2.3.10

Namuyinprefix◦tsʰɛ³³◦ntʰɛ⁵³morpheme v.‘itch / be itchy’Sun H 91 NamQ: 8.2.3.10

Pumi (Qinghua)tʂi⁵⁵ ‘scratch (an itch)’Lu 83 Pumi

3.3rGyalrongic4

Ergong (Danba)jɯ#56 PTB *m-(t)sik ‘BURN / ITCH / ANGRY’PLB *ndzikᴴ ‘ITCH’ ʐɛ v.‘itch / be itchy’Sun H 91 ErDQ: 8.2.3.10

Ergong (Danba)jɯ#56 PTB *m-(t)sik ‘BURN / ITCH / ANGRY’PLB *ndzikᴴ ‘ITCH’ ʐɛ ‘itch’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 900.14

Ergong (Northern)r̥prefix◦cçʰa⁵³ v‘itch’Sun H 91 ErNQ: 6.1.1.1

Ergong (Daofu)rprefix◦tɕha v.‘itch / be itchy’Dai 89 Daof: 8.2.3.10

3.3.1rGyalrong1

rGyalrongkəprefix ramorpheme ja v.‘itch / be itchy’Dai 89 Jiar: 8.2.3.10

4Nungic1

Anongtśə◦kut#1462 PTB *k(i/u)t ‘SCRAPE / RULE (LINE) / SCRATCH / ITCH / CUT / CARVE’PTk *kʰot ‘SCRATCH / SCRAPE’ ‘itch’Benedict 72 STC: 383

6.1.1Burmish12

Achang (Lianghe)ʑɑ³¹ ‘itchy’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Longchuan)ʑɔ³¹ ‘itchy’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Luxi)ʑa⁵¹ ‘itchy’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Xiandao)jɔ³¹ ‘itch’Dai 89 Xian: 2400

Burmese (Written)yà v.‘itch’Weidert 87 TBTo: 286

Burmese (Written)yâ ‘itch’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 317

Burmese (Written)yâ v.‘itch ( < O.T. ɣya )’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)yà v.‘itch’Benedict 72 STC: 451

Burmese (Written)yâ-yammorpheme ‘itch’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 118

Burmese (Written)yâ-yaṁmorpheme v.‘itch ( WB yâ, id. )’Benedict 76 WBur

Lashijɔ:³³ v.‘itch / be itchy’Dai 89 Lash: 8.2.3.10

Atsi [Zaiwa]jo²¹ ‘itchy’Xu 84 Zaiwa

6.1.2Loloish2

*Loloishg-ya² ‘itch’Bradley 79 PLo: 584A

*Loloishg-ya² v.‘itch’Weidert 87 TBTo: 286

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish8

Gazhuoja²¹ v.‘itch / be itchy’Dai 89 Gazh: 8.2.3.10

Nusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)ia⁵⁵ ‘itch’Dai 89 NusA: 2400.

Nusu (Central)ia⁵⁵ ‘itch’Dai 89 NusB: 2400.

Nusu (Northern)iɑ³⁵ ‘itchy’Sun J 86 Nusu

Nusu (Central)iɑ⁵⁵ ɑ³¹suffix ‘itchy’Sun J 86 Nusu

Nusu (Bijiang)iɑ⁵⁵ɑ³¹suffix ‘itch’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 900.45

Nusu (Southern)iɔ̱⁵³ ‘itchy’Sun J 86 Nusu

Yi (Dafang)ʑu³³ ‘itchy’Chen 85 YiJZ

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish2

Bisuhjà ‘itch’Bradley 9x Bisu

Bisuhjà v‘itch’Beaudouin 88 Bisu: 32

8Bai3

Bai (Dali)io³ v.‘itch’Dell 81: pp.150-169

Bai (Dali)io⁴ v.‘itch’Dell 81: pp.150-169

Bai (Dali)jo̱u⁴⁴ ‘itchy’Xu 84 Bai

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1456, *g-ya ‘ITCH’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1456

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

References: STC#451

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-1456,
  title  = {{*g-ya 'ITCH'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1456},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1456}
}