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STEDT #2052

*ney

CHEEK / CHIN

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

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Reflexes & cognates37 reflexes · 14 subgroups

1NE Indian Areal Group1

Mijiñiw-lji#3611 PTB *li(n/ŋ) ‘SKIN’ ‘lip’Simon 79 Miji

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani2

Damuŋeː-miː#363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’MesorootsPKC *mul ⪤ *hmul ‘HAIR (body) / FUR / WOOL’Allofams1 #363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’1a #1429 PTB *s-mu-t ‘BEARD / FACIAL HAIR / HAIR’1b #2058 PTB *mum ‘CHIN / BEARD’ ‘beard’Sun J 93 Tani

Damuȵeː-miː#363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’MesorootsPKC *mul ⪤ *hmul ‘HAIR (body) / FUR / WOOL’Allofams1 #363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’1a #1429 PTB *s-mu-t ‘BEARD / FACIAL HAIR / HAIR’1b #2058 PTB *mum ‘CHIN / BEARD’ ‘beard’Sun J 93 Tani

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)2

Ao (Chungli)teprefix◦ni◦bong#263 PTB *bwaŋ ‘CHEEK’ ‘cheek’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)theprefix◦ngi ‘cheek’Marrison 67 Naga

1.6Mru1

Mruŋyeo¹pɑ³suffix ‘cheek’Luce 85: R.29

2.1.1Western Himalayish2

Pattani [Manchati]car#2053 PTB *g(y/w)ar ‘CHEEK / CHIN / JAW’◦ni ‘cheek’Sharma, S.R. 91 Ma: 3.11

Pattani [Manchati]tʃyər#2053 PTB *g(y/w)ar ‘CHEEK / CHIN / JAW’◦ni ‘cheek’Sharma, D.D. 82 TH

2.1.2Bodic2

Tsangla (Central)ne◦zamorpheme ‘cheek’Egli-Roduner: 32 8b

Tsangla (Central)ni◦tsu#284 PTB *(t)s-wa(s/r) ‘CHEEK / BUTTOCK / CHIN’ ‘cheek’Egli-Roduner: 32 8a

2.1.2.1Tibetan11

Tibetan (Alike)mæmorpheme ni n‘chin’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0088.05

Tibetan (Amdo:Bla-brang)mamorpheme ne ‘chin’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 247.4

Tibetan (Amdo:Zeku)mamorpheme ne ‘chin’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 247.5

Tibetan (Batang)ma¹³morphemene⁵³ n‘chin’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0088.03

Tibetan (Khams:Dege)me¹³morphemene⁵³ ‘chin’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 247.3

Tibetan (Lhasa)ma¹³morphemele⁵⁵ n‘chin’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0088.02

Tibetan (Lhasa)mə¹³morphemene⁵⁵ n‘chin’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0088.02

Tibetan (Written)mamorpheme ne n‘chin’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0088.01

Tibetan (Written)mamorpheme ne ‘chin’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 247.1

Tibetan (Written)mamorpheme◦le ‘chin’Marrison 67 Naga

Tibetan (Xiahe)mamorpheme ne n‘chin’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0088.04

2.1.3Lepcha1

Lepchanyi-tʻyum#280 PTB *s-tu(n/m) ‘CHIN / CHEEK’ ‘cheek’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.4Tamangish2

Thakali (Tukche)mohmcimorpheme nɔmorpheme◦ʈi#2055 PTB *tri ‘JAW / CHIN’ sɔmorpheme 'ŋi ŋi ‘jaw’Hari 71a ThVo: 2.A.20

Thakali (Tukche)mohmmorpheme◦cimorpheme namorpheme◦Ti#2055 PTB *tri ‘JAW / CHIN’ samorpheme 'ngi◦ngi ‘jaw’Matisoff 87 BP

2.2Newar3

Newarne◦tā(l)morpheme ‘cheek’Matisoff 87 BP

Newarnye ta:morpheme ‘cheek’Shakya 89: 3.11

Newarnye◦ta:morpheme kwẽ#267 PTB *k(w)aŋ ‘CHEEK / JAW / CHIN / FACE’ ‘cheekbone’Shakya 89: 3.11.1

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti3

LimbunE◦dEŋ#286 PTB *l/m-da(n/ŋ) ‘CHIN / CHEEK’◦basuffix ‘cheek, side of a blade’Michailovsky 89 Lm

Limbune◦deŋ#286 PTB *l/m-da(n/ŋ) ‘CHIN / CHEEK’◦bāsuffix ‘cheek’Matisoff 87 BP

Limbune◦deŋ#286 PTB *l/m-da(n/ŋ) ‘CHIN / CHEEK’◦yet#237 PTB *g-ra-t ‘BONE’ ‘cheekbone’Matisoff 87 BP

3.1Tangut2

Tangut [Xixia]-- ‘chin’morphemeSun H 91 ZMYY: 247.13

Tangut [Xixia]nɪ̃ ‘cheek’Dai 89 Xixi: 3.11

3.3rGyalrongic1

Ergong (Northern)mə⁵³#1187 PTB *s-ma-y ‘FACE / CHEEK / FRONT / AHEAD / FIRST’PKC *hmaay ‘FACE / FRONT’PKC *hmaa ‘FRONT / FIRST’PKC *hmaay-saa ‘AHEAD / FIRST’PCN *hmaj ‘FACE / SURFACE’PTk *maj ‘FACE’ ni³³ ‘chin’Sun H 91 ErNQ: 3.12

6.1.2.2Central Loloish4

Sani [Nyi]bɑ²¹#268 PTB *m/s-ba ‘CHEEK / JAW / CHIN’PLB *ba² ‘CHEEK’PKar *Ɂbɔᴬ ‘NECK, CHEEK’ ni⁵⁵ ɣɯ²¹#232 PTB *s/m/g-rus ‘BONE’MesorootsPKC *ruʔ ‘BONE’PCN *a-rut ‘BONE’PTk *ru ‘BONE’PKar *khrwitᴰ ‘BONE’Allofams1 #232 PTB *s/m/g-rus ‘BONE’1a #234 PTB *s-rus ‘BONE’1b #233 PTB *g-rus ‘BONE’ ‘cheekbone’Wu 84: 24.3

Sani [Nyi]bɒ²¹#268 PTB *m/s-ba ‘CHEEK / JAW / CHIN’PLB *ba² ‘CHEEK’PKar *Ɂbɔᴬ ‘NECK, CHEEK’ni⁵⁵ɣɯ²¹#232 PTB *s/m/g-rus ‘BONE’MesorootsPKC *ruʔ ‘BONE’PCN *a-rut ‘BONE’PTk *ru ‘BONE’PKar *khrwitᴰ ‘BONE’Allofams1 #232 PTB *s/m/g-rus ‘BONE’1a #234 PTB *s-rus ‘BONE’1b #233 PTB *g-rus ‘BONE’ ‘cheek’Wu 84

Sani [Nyi]ni⁵⁵bɒ²¹#268 PTB *m/s-ba ‘CHEEK / JAW / CHIN’PLB *ba² ‘CHEEK’PKar *Ɂbɔᴬ ‘NECK, CHEEK’pu⁵⁵#1186 PTB *pluŋ ‘FACE’PLB *pluːŋ² OR *pyuːŋ² ‘FACE’ ‘cheek’Wu 84

Sani [Nyi]n̩⁵⁵ bɑ²¹#268 PTB *m/s-ba ‘CHEEK / JAW / CHIN’PLB *ba² ‘CHEEK’PKar *Ɂbɔᴬ ‘NECK, CHEEK’ pu⁵⁵#1186 PTB *pluŋ ‘FACE’PLB *pluːŋ² OR *pyuːŋ² ‘FACE’ ‘cheek’Wu 84: 84.3

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2052, *ney ‘CHEEK / CHIN’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2052

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2052,
  title  = {{*ney 'CHEEK / CHIN'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2052},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2052}
}