*kywaŋ

HARD / SOLID

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlekyoŋinitialkyrhymeoŋcoverK · N

Notes

This root has so far only been uncovered in a few Himalayan languages.

Reflexes & cognates7 reflexes · 3 subgroups

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1

Lotha Nagakhəŋ¹- be v.‘hard, solid; difficult’Bruhn 14 SuppCN

2.1.2.1Tibetan2

Tibetan (Written)kyoṅ ‘hard’Marrison 67 Naga

Tibetan (Written)kyong ‘hard, solid’Matisoff PC

2.1.4Tamangish4

Manang (Gyaru)gyoŋ¹ ‘hard’Nagano 84 Man: 352

Manang (Prakaa)²kyoŋ◦pəsuffix ‘hard’Hoshi 84: 0440

Tamang (Sahu)koŋ-pasuffix ‘hard, solid’Matisoff PC

Thakali (Tukche)'koŋ◦ɔsuffix-wɔsuffix ‘hard’Hari 71a ThVo: 12.B.7

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #185, *kywaŋ ‘HARD / SOLID’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/185

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-185,
  title  = {{*kywaŋ 'HARD / SOLID'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #185},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/185}
}