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STEDT #2146

*baːk

BAT (animal)
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*ɓaak ‘BAT’PKC #6
Tangkhulic*paak ‘BAT’DRM#724
Northern Naga/Konyakian*C̬-bak ‘BAT’WTF-PNN: 454

Connections

HPTB*baːk ‘bat’pp. 325, 326

Notes

This root appears mostly in the NE Indian areal group, but also in Kiranti.

Chinese comparandum

蝙蝠 OC (*pi̯ŭk), GSR (not in #933) ‘bat (animal)’; Schuessler 2007:165 ST *p/bək; B & S 2011: (*pək); Mand. fú.

Comment: In Chinese, 蝙 fú is usually found in the compound 蝙蝙, Mand. biānfú, which is the common word for ‘bat (animal)’. The compound itself is of quite ancient origin (cf. Shuowen).

Reflexes & cognates24 reflexes · 12 subgroups

0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)1

*Sino-Tibetanpjək ~ bjək ‘bat’Coblin 86: 39

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)5

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinɓaak ‘BAT’VanBik 09 PKC: 6

1.2.1.1Northern Chin7

Paitebaak ‘bat’VanBik 09 PKC: 6
Thadobâʔ ‘bat’VanBik 09 PKC: 6
Thadobàʔ ‘bat (bird)’Thirumalai 72: 60
Tiddimbaːk¹ ‘bat (animal)’VanBik 09 PKC: 6
Tiddimbaːk¹ ‘bat (animal)’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 57
Tiddimˊbaːk n‘bat’Henderson 65 TidC

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]bā lā pā n‘bat’VanBik 09 PKC: 6

1.3.4Tangkhulic2

1.7.1.2Garo1

Garodomorpheme-bak n‘bat’Benedict 72 STC: 325

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1

Noctephak◦arangmorpheme ‘bat (animal)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang6

Changpak ‘bat (animal)’Marrison 67 Naga
Konyakoumorpheme◦pak ‘bat (animal)’Marrison 67 Naga
Phomap³³morphemebak³³ ‘bat (animal)’Burling 98 Phom
Wanchoaomorpheme◦pak ‘bat (animal)’Marrison 67 Naga
Wanchopak◦pimorpheme ‘bat (animal)’Marrison 67 Naga

2.3.3Central Kiranti2

Khaling'pāk◦timorpheme n‘bat (animal, large)’Hale 73 CSD: 03a.024
Khaling'pāk◦timorpheme n‘bat (animal, small)’Hale 73 CSD: 03a.025

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2146, *baːk ‘BAT (animal)’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2146
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: STC#325, HPTB pp.325, 326
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2146,
  title  = {{*baːk 'BAT (animal)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2146},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2146}
}