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STEDT #2064

*r-gya-n

BEARD

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlegya-nprefixrinitialgyrhymea-nsuffixncoverK · VN

Notes

This root seems to be specific to the Himalayan languages.

Reflexes & cognates12 reflexes · 3 subgroups

2.1.2.1Tibetan10

Tibetan (Batang)dʐã¹³ pa⁵⁵suffix ‘beard / moustache’Dai 89 Bata: 8.1.2

Tibetan (Jirel)oprefix◦koq#468 PTB *ku(w) ‘MOUTH’-pu#1228 PTB *s-pu ‘FEATHER / WING / HAIR (body)’◦jyaq ‘beard’Matisoff 87 BP

Sherpagerā ‘beard’Matisoff 87 BP

Tibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)kyah ‘beard’Bishop 89: 8.1.2

Tibetan (Written)rgja bosuffix n‘beard’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0087.01

Tibetan (Written)rgya-bosuffix ‘beard’Matisoff 87 BP

Tibetan (Written)rgya-mosuffix ‘beard’Matisoff 87 BP

Tibetan (Written)rgya-rogmorpheme ‘beard’Matisoff 87 BP

Tibetan (Written)rgya◦bosuffix ‘beard’Marrison 67 Naga

Tibetan (Written)z̀al#1190 PTB *zyal ‘FACE / MOUTH’-rgyan ‘moustache’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.3Lepcha1

Lepchašemorpheme-gyin ‘beard’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.4Tamangish1

Manang (Gyaru)gyᴇ¹ ‘beard’Nagano 84 Man

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2064, *r-gya-n ‘BEARD’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2064

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

References: ("HIM")

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2064,
  title  = {{*r-gya-n 'BEARD'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2064},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2064}
}