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STEDT #1640

*s-kyu

MALE / PENIS
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Notes

This etymon is represented by convincing cognates in Himalayish (Bunan, Kanauri) and Qiangic (rGyalrong, Xixia), though it is so far sparsely represented in TB as a whole.

Reflexes & cognates9 reflexes · 6 subgroups

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[tə]prefix-ku n.‘penis’Coupe 07 Ao

1.3.4Tangkhulic1

Tangkhulshaŋ#1283 PTB *m-yaŋ ‘PENIS / TESTICLE / STINGER (of bee)’PKC *yaŋ ‘PENIS / STINGER (of bee)’PTk *ʃaŋ ‘PENIS’◦kui ‘penis’The second syllable is homophonous with Tangkhul kui ‘head’, though this seems to be fortuitous, since the form does not mean ‘glans’.Tangkhul kui is homophonous with kui ‘head’, though this seems to be fortuitous, since shaŋ kui does not mean ‘glans’.Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.1Western Himalayish2

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1

Chepang (Eastern)goyʔ◦coʔmorpheme ‘male’Caughley 90 CheQ: 10.3

3.1Tangut3

Tangut [Xixia]khi̯u² ‘penis’Sofronov 97

3.3.1rGyalrong1

rGyalrong (Northern)təprefix◦sku ‘penis’Sun H 91 rNQ: 10.3.1

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1640, *s-kyu ‘MALE / PENIS’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1640
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-1640,
  title  = {{*s-kyu 'MALE / PENIS'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1640},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1640}
}