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STEDT #2204

*(d/t)uŋ

LONG / LENGTH
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handleduŋinitialdrhymeuŋ=duŋ,coverT · N

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*ɗuŋ ⪤ *tuŋ ‘LENGTH’PKC #92

Connections

HPTB*duŋ ⪤ *tuːŋ ‘long / length’p. 288

Notes

STC #20 and HPTB p. 288 reconstruct the voiceless allofam with a long vowel because of the Lepcha vowel; a short medial PTB -u- tends to lower to Lepcha -a- while long -uː- remains -u-. Further data is needed to establish this point, however.

Reflexes & cognates13 reflexes · 8 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmanduŋ ⪤ tuːŋ ‘long / length’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 587

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinɗuŋ ⪤ tuŋ ‘LENGTH’VanBik 09 PKC: 92

1.2.1.1Northern Chin2

Paitedung ‘length’VanBik 09 PKC: 92
Tiddimdung² ‘along, length’VanBik 09 PKC: 92

1.2.2Central Chin4

Lushai [Mizo]dúng ‘length (as opposed to vǎang 'width')’VanBik 09 PKC: 92

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]ʔámorpheme-tô¹ ‘length’VanBik 09 PKC: 92

1.5Mikir [Karbi]4

Mikir [Karbi]kemorpheme◦ding adj‘long’Marrison 67 Naga
Mikir [Karbi]kemorpheme◦ding ‘tall’Marrison 67 Naga
Mikir [Karbi]kimorpheme◦ding ‘high’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.3.1Jingpho1

Jingphodin◦duŋ ‘length’Benedict 72 STC: 20

2.1.3Lepcha1

Lepcha(aprefix-)thŭŋ ‘height, length’Benedict 72 STC: 20

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2204, *(d/t)uŋ ‘LONG / LENGTH’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2204
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: STC#020
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2204,
  title  = {{*(d/t)uŋ 'LONG / LENGTH'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2204},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2204}
}