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STEDT #2275

*ʔik

STRANGLE
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Connections

HPTB*ʔik ‘strangle’pp. 344, 348

Notes

Despite its obvious sound symbolic component, this root is rather well established, both in Tibeto-Burman proper and Chinese.

Chinese comparandum

縊 OC *ːieg, GSR #849g; Coblin 86: *ʔigh; B & S 2011: *qˤik-s {qˤ[i]k-s}; Mand. yì.

Reflexes & cognates15 reflexes · 8 subgroups

0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)1

*Sino-Tibetanʔik ‘strangle’Coblin 86: 142

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)4

*Tibeto-Burmanʔik ‘strangle’Coblin 86: 142

4Nungic2

Anongi ‘strangle’Coblin 86: 142

6.1.1Burmish4

Burmese (Written)ac ‘squeeze, compress’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)ac ‘squeeze, throttle’Coblin 86: 142
Burmese (Written)ats ‘squeeze, clench (the throat), throttle’Benedict 72 STC: 113
Burmese (Written)Modx. ac v.‘choke, throttle’Luce 85: Y.94

9.0.1Old Chinese4

Chinese (Old/Mid)ːieg ‘strangle’Chou 72: 849g
Chinese (Old)qˤik-ssuffix {qˤ[i]k-s} ‘strangle’BaxterSagart 2011: 3422
Chinese (Old)·iet v.‘choke, throttle’Luce 85: Y.94
Chinese (Old)ʔigh ‘strangle’Coblin 86: 142

9.0.2Middle Chinese2

Chinese (Middle)ʔiei- v.‘strangle’Coblin 86: 142

9.0.3Modern Chinese1

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2275, *ʔik ‘STRANGLE’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2275
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC#113, HPTB pp. 344, 348
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2275,
  title  = {{*ʔik 'STRANGLE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2275},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2275}
}