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nu-(ŋ/k) ⪤ nwa-(ŋ/k)

HORN

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlenuinitialnrhymeu-((ŋ/k)suffix(ŋ/coverM · VNT

Intermediate reconstructions

Karenic*noŋᴬ ‘HORN’TL#147

Connections

Allofams

1a #814 *m/g-(r)wa-ŋ/k/t ‘HORN / ANGLE / CORNER’
1b #2009 *nu-(ŋ/k) ⪤ *nwa-(ŋ/k) ‘HORN’

HPTB*gruŋ ‘horn’p. 145

See also*m/g-(r)wa-ŋ/k/t ‘HORN / ANGLE / CORNER’

Reflexes & cognates30 reflexes · 3 subgroups

1.5Mikir [Karbi]4

Mikir [Karbi]nu ‘horn’Marrison 67 Naga

Mikir [Karbi]nu ‘horn / antlers’Matisoff 87 BP

Mikir [Karbi]nū ‘horn (of animal)’Grüssner 79 BP: 117

Mikir [Karbi]nū ‘antler (of deer)’Grüssner 79 BP: 117

1.7.3.2Asakian1

Luinong-nöng ‘horn / antlers’Matisoff 87 BP

7Karenic32

*Karen (Pwo)nòn' ‘horn (cattle)’Jones 61: 130

*Karen (TP)nòŋ' ‘horn (cattle)’Jones 61: 130

*Karennòŋ' ‘horn (cattle)’Jones 61: 130

*Karen [Burling]noŋ³ ‘horn’Luangthongkum 13: 147

*Karennoŋᴬ ‘horn’[Source note] Bwe has an rregular [sic] tone. Modern Bwe should have tone 33(A3) instead of Tone 11 (D3).Luangthongkum 13: 147

*Karen (Sgaw)nə ‘horn (cattle)’Jones 61: 130

*Karen (Pwo-Sgaw)nə̀' ‘horn (cattle)’Jones 61: 130

Bwe-no¹¹ ‘horn’Luangthongkum 13: 147

Kayahnɔ¹¹ ‘horn’Luangthongkum 13: 147

Kayanno³³ ‘horn’Luangthongkum 13: 147

Kayawnə ‘horn’Luangthongkum 13: 147

Pa-Onoŋ ‘horn / antlers’Matisoff 87 BP

Pa-Onoŋ ‘horn (cattle)’Jones 61: 130

Pa-Onoŋ ‘horn’Benedict 72 STC: 142n384

Pa-O (Northern)noŋ³³ ‘horn’Luangthongkum 13: 147

Pa-O (Southern)noŋ⁵³ ‘horn’Luangthongkum 13: 147

Palaychinə́ ‘horn / antlers’Matisoff 87 BP

Palaychinə́ ‘horn (cattle)’Jones 61: 130

Pwo (Northern)nãu⁵⁵ ‘horn’Luangthongkum 13: 147

Pwo (Southern)nõu³¹¨ ‘horn’Luangthongkum 13: 147

Pwo (Bassein)nón ‘horn / antlers’Matisoff 87 BP

Pwo (Bassein)nón ‘horn (cattle)’Jones 61: 130

Pwo (Moulmein)non ‘horn / antlers’Matisoff 87 BP

Pwo (Moulmein)non ‘horn (cattle)’Jones 61: 130

Sgaw (Northern)nə³³ ‘horn’Luangthongkum 13: 147

Sgaw (Southern)nə³³ ‘horn’Luangthongkum 13: 147

Sgaw (Bassein)nə ‘horn / antlers’Matisoff 87 BP

Sgaw (Bassein)nə ‘horn (cattle)’Jones 61: 130

Karen (Sgaw/Hinthada)a³¹prefix nø³³ ‘horn’Dai 89 KarB: 313

Sgaw (Moulmein)nə ‘horn / antlers’Matisoff 87 BP

Sgaw (Moulmein)nə ‘horn (cattle)’Jones 61: 130

Karen (Sgaw/Yue)nɛ³³ ‘horn’Dai 89 KarA: 329

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2009, *nu-(ŋ/k) ⪤ *nwa-(ŋ/k) ‘HORN’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2009

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2009,
  title  = {{*nu-(ŋ/k) ⪤ *nwa-(ŋ/k) 'HORN'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2009},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2009}
}