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STEDT #2159

*(b/p)lya-l

SLIP / SLIPPERY
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlebleinitialblrhymeecoverP · V

Intermediate reconstructions

Karenic*pleᴬ ‘SLIPPERY’TL#262

Connections

HPTB*ble ‘slip’p. 203

Notes

This root was set up as *ble in STC #141, on the basis of the Kanauri and Digaro forms. Firm cognates have since been discovered in Karenic and Tamangic. A number of forms point to a variant with final *-l, including Pattani and Lushai (Mizo) (such a variant is also hypothesized as possible in Proto-Tamangic). The Cuona form might reflect a further variant with a velar suffix. See HPTB:204.

Chinese comparandum

失 OC *śi̯ĕt, GSR #402a ‘fail, lose, let go’; Schuessler 2007:461 *lhit; B & S 2011: *l̥it {l̥i[t]}; Mand. shī.
跌 OC *d’iet, GSR #402j ‘stumble, rush’; Coblin 86:140 ST *dik > PC *dik > OC *dit; Schuessler 2007:212-13 *lît; B & S 2011: *lˁit {lˁi[t]}; Mand. diē.

Reflexes & cognates38 reflexes · 9 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

1.1.2Deng3

Darang [Taraon]ble-a:morpheme ‘slippery’Anonymous xx Tar
Digaroble ‘slippery’Benedict 72 STC: 141

1.2.2Central Chin1

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1

2.1.1Western Himalayish4

Kanauriblē◦migʻmorpheme v‘slip’Bailey 11
Pattani [Manchati]brel◦cʰamorpheme ‘slippery’Sharma, D.D. 82 TH
Pattani [Manchati]brel◦phimorpheme v.‘slip’Sharma, D.D. 82 TH

2.1.2Bodic1

Cuona Menbaplek³⁵ ‘slippery (road)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1039.06

2.1.4Tamangish12

*TGTMᴬpleː ‘slip’Mazaudon 94 These: 634
Gurungple◦bāqsuffix v‘slip’Hale 73 CSD: 02b1.55
Tamang (Risiangku)¹pleː v‘slip / slide’Mazaudon 94 These: 634
Tamang (Sahu)plā:-pāsuffix v‘slip’Hale 73 CSD: 02b1.55
Tamang (Sahu)plaː-pasuffix v.‘slip’Taylor 72 TmVo: 13.A.55
Thakaliplā-lasuffix v‘slip’Hale 73 CSD: 02b1.55
Thakali (Marpha)⁵⁵'⁴⁴pli-mumorpheme v‘slip / slide’Mazaudon 94 These: 636
Thakali (Tukche)pla-lɔmorpheme v.‘slip’Hari 71a ThVo: 2.B.1.55

2.3.4Western Kiranti1

Thulungphele phele ‘slippery’Allen 75

7Karenic19

*Karenp(h)le ~ ʔble ‘slippery’Benedict 72 STC: 148n407
*Karenpleᴬ ‘slippery’Luangthongkum 13: 262
Bwepli⁵⁵ ‘slippery’Luangthongkum 13: 262
Karengă³¹morphemebli̱⁵⁵ ‘slippery (road)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1039.50
Kayahpli³³ ‘slippery’Luangthongkum 13: 262
Kayanblai⁵³ ‘slippery’Luangthongkum 13: 262
Kayan (Pekon)θamorpheme◦pʰlí V‘dislocate’Manson 10 Kayan
Kayawpli⁵⁵ ‘slippery’Luangthongkum 13: 262
Pa-Oplè ‘smooth, slippery’Solnit 89 PaO
Pa-Ople ‘slip, slippery’Benedict 72 STC: 139n375
Pa-O (Northern)ple³¹¨ ‘slippery’Luangthongkum 13: 262
Pa-O (Southern)ple³¹¨ ‘slippery’Luangthongkum 13: 262
Palaychibli ‘slip, slippery’Benedict 72 STC: 139n375
Pwo (Northern)phli³⁵ ‘slippery’Luangthongkum 13: 262
Pwophle ‘slip, slippery’Benedict 72 STC: 139n375
Pwo (Southern)phli⁵³ ‘slippery’Luangthongkum 13: 262
Karen (Sgaw)ble ‘slip, slippery’Benedict 72 STC: 139n375
Sgaw (Southern)ble⁵⁵ ‘slippery’Luangthongkum 13: 262

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2159, *(b/p)lya-l ‘SLIP / SLIPPERY’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2159
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: STC#141, HPTB
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2159,
  title  = {{*(b/p)lya-l 'SLIP / SLIPPERY'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2159},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2159}
}