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STEDT #2096

*(b/p)i

MOUTH

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handlebeinitialbrhymeecoverP · V

Notes

Reflexes of this root are divided with respect to voicing of the initial, as well as in terms of vowel height. Since PTB *-i is much better attested than PTB *-e, we have opted to reconstruct this etymon with the former.

Reflexes & cognates18 reflexes · 6 subgroups

1.1.2Deng5

Idue⁵⁵prefixko⁵⁵#468 PTB *ku(w) ‘MOUTH’be⁵³ ‘mouth’Sun H 91 IduQ: 3.7

Idue⁵⁵prefixko⁵⁵#468 PTB *ku(w) ‘MOUTH’be⁵³ ‘mouth’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 242.50

Idueprefix◦ko#468 PTB *ku(w) ‘MOUTH’-be ‘mouth’Anonymous 62 Idu

Idueprefix◦ko#468 PTB *ku(w) ‘MOUTH’◦bɤ ‘mouth’Pulu 78

Yidue⁵⁵prefix ko⁵⁵#468 PTB *ku(w) ‘MOUTH’ be⁵³ n‘mouth’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0084.25

1.2.4“Old Kuki”2

Kom Rembei ‘mouth’Toba 91 KRQ: 3.7

Moyonbæ ‘mouth’Kosha 90: 3.7

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1

Sangtampe◦küp#783 PTB *kwap ‘SKIN / LIP / SCALES (fish) / SHELL’MesorootsPCN *kəp ‘SKIN / COVER (n.)’Allofams7a #783 PTB *kwap ‘SKIN / LIP / SCALES (fish) / SHELL’7b #5516 PTB *krap ‘SHELL / SHIELD’ ‘lip’Marrison 67 Naga

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish5

Lalokʰa²¹#273 PTB *m/s-k(w)a-y ‘MOUTH / OPENING / SPREAD / DOOR / FACE / JAW’PKC *kaa ‘ENTRANCE / MOUTH’PKC *kaa ⪤ *khaa ‘CHIN / JAW (lower)’PCN *ka ‘GAPE, OPEN MOUTH’PTk *ka ‘OPEN (MOUTH)’PTk *kʰa ‘CHIN / JAW’PKar *kaᴮ ‘CHIN, JAW’ pʰɪ̱²¹ ‘mouth’Chen 86 Yi: 3.7

Nesuȵɪ̱²͆¹|#467 PTB *s-muːr ‘MOUTH / LIP / HOLD IN MOUTH / CHEW / FACE / GILLS’PKC *hmuur ‘LIP / BEAK / MOUTH / TIP’PCN *mən ‘MOUTH’PTk *mor ‘MOUTH’ pʰi³³ ‘mouth’Chen 86 Yi: 3.7

Yi (Nanjian)kʰɑ²¹#273 PTB *m/s-k(w)a-y ‘MOUTH / OPENING / SPREAD / DOOR / FACE / JAW’PKC *kaa ‘ENTRANCE / MOUTH’PKC *kaa ⪤ *khaa ‘CHIN / JAW (lower)’PCN *ka ‘GAPE, OPEN MOUTH’PTk *ka ‘OPEN (MOUTH)’PTk *kʰa ‘CHIN / JAW’PKar *kaᴮ ‘CHIN, JAW’ pʰy²¹ ‘mouth’Chen 85 YiJZ

Yi (Xide)kʰa²¹#273 PTB *m/s-k(w)a-y ‘MOUTH / OPENING / SPREAD / DOOR / FACE / JAW’PKC *kaa ‘ENTRANCE / MOUTH’PKC *kaa ⪤ *khaa ‘CHIN / JAW (lower)’PCN *ka ‘GAPE, OPEN MOUTH’PTk *ka ‘OPEN (MOUTH)’PTk *kʰa ‘CHIN / JAW’PKar *kaᴮ ‘CHIN, JAW’ pʰi⁵⁵ ‘mouth’Chen 85 YiJZ

Yi (Xide)kʰa²¹#273 PTB *m/s-k(w)a-y ‘MOUTH / OPENING / SPREAD / DOOR / FACE / JAW’PKC *kaa ‘ENTRANCE / MOUTH’PKC *kaa ⪤ *khaa ‘CHIN / JAW (lower)’PCN *ka ‘GAPE, OPEN MOUTH’PTk *ka ‘OPEN (MOUTH)’PTk *kʰa ‘CHIN / JAW’PKar *kaᴮ ‘CHIN, JAW’-pʰi⁵⁵ ‘mouth’Chen 79 YiCh

6.1.2.2Central Loloish3

Ahini²¹#467 PTB *s-muːr ‘MOUTH / LIP / HOLD IN MOUTH / CHEW / FACE / GILLS’PKC *hmuur ‘LIP / BEAK / MOUTH / TIP’PCN *mən ‘MOUTH’PTk *mor ‘MOUTH’ pʻe̱²¹ ‘mouth’Luo 90: 3.7

Ahini²¹#467 PTB *s-muːr ‘MOUTH / LIP / HOLD IN MOUTH / CHEW / FACE / GILLS’PKC *hmuur ‘LIP / BEAK / MOUTH / TIP’PCN *mən ‘MOUTH’PTk *mor ‘MOUTH’ pʻe̱²¹ ‘beak / bill’Luo 90: 3.9.3

Lisu (Northern)la²¹#5560 PTB *k-la ‘TIGER’PNN *C-gya ‘TIGER’PLB *(k-)la ‘TIGER’ma³³morpheme khaʔ²¹#273 PTB *m/s-k(w)a-y ‘MOUTH / OPENING / SPREAD / DOOR / FACE / JAW’PKC *kaa ‘ENTRANCE / MOUTH’PKC *kaa ⪤ *khaa ‘CHIN / JAW (lower)’PCN *ka ‘GAPE, OPEN MOUTH’PTk *ka ‘OPEN (MOUTH)’PTk *kʰa ‘CHIN / JAW’PKar *kaᴮ ‘CHIN, JAW’bæʔ²¹ ‘tiger's mouth’Bradley 94 Lisu

7Karenic2

Pa-Ophrɔ̂ŋ#476 PTB *m-p(r)(w)aŋ ‘MOUTH’PTani *fi-buŋ ‘BEAK’PCN *paŋ ‘MOUTH’◦bí ‘beak / bill’Matisoff 87 BP

Pa-Ophrɔ̂ŋ#476 PTB *m-p(r)(w)aŋ ‘MOUTH’PTani *fi-buŋ ‘BEAK’PCN *paŋ ‘MOUTH’◦bí ‘beak / bill’Jones 61: 691

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2096, *(b/p)i ‘MOUTH’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2096

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2096,
  title  = {{*(b/p)i 'MOUTH'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2096},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2096}
}