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*maːy

PUMPKIN / GOURD

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · provisional

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*maay ‘PUMPKIN’PKC #781

Notes

This root has been discovered in Kuki-Chin and Loloish.

Reflexes & cognates48 reflexes · 13 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmanmaːy ‘pumpkin’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 601

1NE Indian Areal Group1

Kamarupanmaːy ‘pumpkin’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 141

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinmaay ‘PUMPKIN’VanBik 09 PKC: 781

1.2.1.1Northern Chin7

Sizangmai ‘pumpkin’VanBik 09 PKC: 781

Thadomǎay ‘pumpkin’VanBik 09 PKC: 781

Thadomài ‘pumpkin’Thirumalai 72: 67

Tiddim-maːi n‘pumpkin (golden)’Henderson 65 TidC

Tiddimmaːi ‘golden pumpkin’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 141

Tiddimmaːi² ‘pumpkin’VanBik 09 PKC: 781

Tiddimmaːi² ‘pumpkin’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 1063

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin3

Ashoaʻmoi n‘pumpkin’VanBik 09 PKC: 781

Cho (Mindat)ng-mai ‘pumpkin’VanBik 09 PKC: 781

Khumiamaáy athay ‘pumpkin’VanBik 09 PKC: 781

1.2.2Central Chin6

Lai (Falam)hlàm hmǎay ‘pumpkin’VanBik 09 PKC: 781

Lai (Hakha)mâay ‘pumpkin’VanBik 09 PKC: 781

Lushai [Mizo]mai ‘pumpkin’Marrison 67 Naga

Lushai [Mizo]māi ‘pumpkin (red)’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 141

Lushai [Mizo]mái ‘red pumpkin’VanBik 09 PKC: 781

Lushai [Mizo]mai ‘pumpkin’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 1063

1.3“Naga” Areal Group1

Maringmai◦hei ‘pumpkin’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)3

Ao (Chungli)ma³puʔ¹#5797 PLB *pu ‘PUMPKIN / GOURD’ n.‘pumpkin’Bruhn 14 SuppCN

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)ma◦phu#5797 PLB *pu ‘PUMPKIN / GOURD’ ‘pumpkin’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)má◦phúʔmorpheme n.‘pumpkin’Coupe 07 Ao

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1

Konyakmai◦komorpheme ‘gourd’Marrison 67 Naga

3.3rGyalrongic1

Daofuma phjomorpheme n‘ladle (gourd) / dipper (wooden)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0564.12

6.1.2.2Central Loloish10

Jinuoma⁴⁴pa³³morpheme ‘pumpkin’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 203.34

Jinuo (Youle)mɑ⁴⁴pɑ⁴⁴morpheme ‘pumpkin’Gai 86

Lahu (Lancang)phɯ⁵³#5797 PLB *pu ‘PUMPKIN / GOURD’mɯ³⁵ɕi¹¹#1019 PTB *sey ‘FRUIT / ROSE / ROUND OBJECT’PTani *ze ‘FRUIT’PKC *thay ‘FRUIT’PKC *ʔaar-θii ⪤ *-sii ‘STAR’PCN *a-sej ‘FRUIT / SEED’PTk *tʰej ‘FRUIT’PKar *saᴮ ‘FRUIT’ n‘pumpkin’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0428.43

Lahu (Black)pʰə²¹#5797 PLB *pu ‘PUMPKIN / GOURD’mə³⁵si¹¹#1019 PTB *sey ‘FRUIT / ROSE / ROUND OBJECT’PTani *ze ‘FRUIT’PKC *thay ‘FRUIT’PKC *ʔaar-θii ⪤ *-sii ‘STAR’PCN *a-sej ‘FRUIT / SEED’PTk *tʰej ‘FRUIT’PKar *saᴮ ‘FRUIT’ ‘pumpkin’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 203.33

Lisu (Northern)ji³³morphememu⁵⁵ ‘bottle gourd’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ji³³morphememu⁵⁵bø⁴⁴morpheme ‘bottle gourd (variety with long, thin top and big bottom)’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)phy²¹#5797 PLB *pu ‘PUMPKIN / GOURD’mi⁴⁴tɕwa³³morpheme ‘wax gourd vine’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)phy²¹#5797 PLB *pu ‘PUMPKIN / GOURD’mɤ⁴⁴ ‘wax gourd’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)phy²¹#5797 PLB *pu ‘PUMPKIN / GOURD’mɤ⁴⁴ʃɿ⁵⁵morpheme ‘wax gourd seed’Bradley 94 Lisu

Yi (Sani)o⁵⁵prefixphv̩¹¹#5797 PLB *pu ‘PUMPKIN / GOURD’mɒ³³ n‘pumpkin’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0428.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish10

Akha (Yunnan)má dɛmorpheme ‘pumpkin’Hansson 89 AHKP: 59

Akha (Thai)má-dɛmorpheme ‘pumpkin’Hansson 89 AHKP: 209

Hani (Lüchun)má dɛmorpheme ámorpheme shì#1019 PTB *sey ‘FRUIT / ROSE / ROUND OBJECT’PTani *ze ‘FRUIT’PKC *thay ‘FRUIT’PKC *ʔaar-θii ⪤ *-sii ‘STAR’PCN *a-sej ‘FRUIT / SEED’PTk *tʰej ‘FRUIT’PKar *saᴮ ‘FRUIT’ ‘pumpkin’Hansson 89 AHKP: 209

Hani (Lüchun)má dɛmorpheme ámorpheme◦shì#1019 PTB *sey ‘FRUIT / ROSE / ROUND OBJECT’PTani *ze ‘FRUIT’PKC *thay ‘FRUIT’PKC *ʔaar-θii ⪤ *-sii ‘STAR’PCN *a-sej ‘FRUIT / SEED’PTk *tʰej ‘FRUIT’PKar *saᴮ ‘FRUIT’ ‘pumpkin’Hansson 89 AHKP: 59

Hani (Dazhai)ma⁵⁵de³³morpheme ‘pumpkin’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 203.31

Hani (Lüchun)ma⁵⁵de³³morpheme n‘pumpkin’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0428.41

Hani (Pijo)má tɛmorpheme ‘pumpkin’Hansson 89 AHKP: 209

Hani (Caiyuan)ma⁵⁵teŋ³³morpheme ‘pumpkin’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 203.30

Hani (Gelanghe)ma⁵⁵dɛ³³morpheme ‘pumpkin’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Hani (Wordlist)mal◦ddeimorpheme ‘pumpkin’Hansson 89 AHKP: 209

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish5

Azhaa⁴⁴prefixpʰy²²#5797 PLB *pu ‘PUMPKIN / GOURD’mɔ²¹ ‘gourd’Pelkey 11 Phula: 191

Azhaa⁴⁴morphemeȵɛ³³morphememɔ²¹ ‘pumpkin; squash’Pelkey 11 Phula: 190

Southern Mujia⁵⁵prefixpʰə³³#5797 PLB *pu ‘PUMPKIN / GOURD’ma²¹ȵa³³morpheme ‘gourd reed-organ’Pelkey 11 Phula: 586

Phu Khaap³⁵morpheme kʰu⁵³morpheme ma³¹ ‘pumpkin’Fried 00 PhuKha

Phuzaa³³prefixpʰə³¹#5797 PLB *pu ‘PUMPKIN / GOURD’mɛ³³lɛ³³morpheme ‘gourd reed-organ’Pelkey 11 Phula: 586

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #166, *maːy ‘PUMPKIN / GOURD’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/166

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

References: HPTB

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-166,
  title  = {{*maːy 'PUMPKIN / GOURD'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #166},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/166}
}