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STEDT #2279

*ka-n

CROW (n.)

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Connections

HPTB*ka-n ‘crow (n.)’p. 447

Notes

The nasal suffix is set up on the testimony of WB, and perhaps reflects the “collective” suffix that appears in several other animal names (see STC pp. 157-158, no. 428; also HPTB p. 447).

Chinese comparandum

烏 OC *ʔo, GSR #61a ‘crow, raven’; Schuessler 2007:217 *ʔâ; B & S 2011: *qˁa; Mand. wū.
鴉 OC *ʔå, GSR #37h ‘crow, raven’; Schuessler 2007:217 *ʔa; B & S 2011: *qˁra; Mand. yā.
鸒 OC *zi̯o, GSR #89k ‘jackdaw’; B & S 2011: *m-qa-s {m-q(r)a-s}; Mand. yù.

Reflexes & cognates93 reflexes · 23 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmanka ‘crow’LaPolla 87: 2

*Tibeto-Burmanka-n n‘crow’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 594

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)3

Lotha Nagaka◦shakmorpheme ‘crow (bird)’Marrison 67 Naga

Lotha Nagaká◦šə̀k>morpheme ‘crow’Acharya 75

Lotha Naga¹gya(²morpheme)šak n.‘crow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 725

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1

Sema [Sumi]amorpheme◦gha ‘crow (bird)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.4Tangkhulic6

Champhungkʰa-lamorpheme ‘crow’Brown 37 Indo

Tangkhulhangmorpheme◦kha ‘crow (bird)’Marrison 67 Naga

Tangkhul¹həŋmorpheme²kha n.‘crow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 725

Tankghul (Central)hoŋmorpheme-kʰa ‘crow’Brown 37 Indo

Tangkhul (Northern)kʰuŋmorpheme-kʰa ‘crow’Brown 37 Indo

Tangkhul (Standard)haŋmorpheme-kʰa ‘crow’Brown 37 Indo

1.7.1.1Bodo2

Bododawmorpheme◦ká ‘crow’Bhat 68 Boro

Kokboroktauʔmorpheme-kʰa ‘crow’Tripuri 88

1.7.1.2Garo1

Garo (Bangladesh)do•morpheme-ka n‘crow’Burling 03 Garo: 4.43-II:idx

1.7.1.3Koch1

Atongdaw•kha n‘black crow’morphemevan Breugel 08 Atong

1.7.1.4Deori2

Deori/Deuridumorpheme-ka ‘crow [As. pãti kãuri]’Jacquesson 05 Deuri

Deori/Deuridumorpheme◦ka ‘crow’Brown 95: 64

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

*Northern Nagakʰaᴬ ‘crow’French 83: 474

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang3

Khiamngan¹²mɤmorpheme³ko̥ᴜ n.‘crow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 725

Konyak (Tamlu)ʌu#1603 PTB *w(a/u) ‘BIRD / EGG / WING / FOWL’PKC *waa ‘BIRD’PTk *wa ‘BIRD’-kaʔ n.‘crow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 725

Wanchoao#1603 PTB *w(a/u) ‘BIRD / EGG / WING / FOWL’PKC *waa ‘BIRD’PTk *wa ‘BIRD’◦ka ‘crow (bird)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.3.1Jingpho9

Jingphokă³morphemekha³³ n.‘crow’Liu 84

Jingphokha ‘crow’LaPolla 87: 2

Jingphokha ‘crow’Benedict 72 STC: 100n284

Jingphokumorpheme◦kha ‘crow (bird)’Marrison 67 Naga

Jingphokɑ̱̆³³morphemekha³³ n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.19

Jingphou³³#1603 PTB *w(a/u) ‘BIRD / EGG / WING / FOWL’PKC *waa ‘BIRD’PTk *wa ‘BIRD’kha³³ n.‘crow’Liu 84

Jingphou³³#1603 PTB *w(a/u) ‘BIRD / EGG / WING / FOWL’PKC *waa ‘BIRD’PTk *wa ‘BIRD’kha³³ n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.19

Jingphou̱³³#1603 PTB *w(a/u) ‘BIRD / EGG / WING / FOWL’PKC *waa ‘BIRD’PTk *wa ‘BIRD’kha³³ n.‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.47

Jingpho²kumorpheme²kha n.‘crow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 725

Tibetan (Jirel)khā◦dākqmorpheme n‘crow (bird)’Hale 73 CSD: 03a.016

Tibetan (Khams:Dege)kha⁵³da⁵³morpheme n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.3

Tibetan (Lhasa)kha⁵⁵ta⁵⁵morpheme n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.02

Tibetan (Written)kha-thamorpheme ‘crow, raven’LaPolla 87: 2

Tibetan (Written)kha-thamorpheme ‘crow, raven’Benedict 72 STC: 100n284

Tibetan (Written)kha.tamorpheme ‘crow’Sun J 85 TbGl: 166

Tibetan (Written)kha◦tamorpheme ‘crow (bird)’Marrison 67 Naga

Tibetan (Written)kɑ̄-kɑmorpheme ‘crow’Jäschke 1881

Tibetan (Written)kʻɑ́-tɑmorpheme ‘crow’Jäschke 1881

Tibetan (Xiahe)kha tamorpheme n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.04

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1

Chepangkā.wāʔ#1603 PTB *w(a/u) ‘BIRD / EGG / WING / FOWL’PKC *waa ‘BIRD’PTk *wa ‘BIRD’ n‘crow (bird)’Hale 73 CSD: 03a.016

3.2Qiangic15

Ersukɑ³³əʴ⁵⁵morpheme n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.18

Guiqiongka³⁵li⁵⁵morpheme n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.16

Guiqiongkɑ³³li⁵³morpheme n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.17

Muyaqa³³ra⁵³morpheme n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.15

Muya [Minyak]qɛ⁵⁵ʐɛ⁵³morpheme n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.15

Namuyila⁵⁵morphemeqa³³ n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.19

Pumi (Jiulong)qɑ¹¹lɛi⁵⁵morpheme n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.10

Pumi (Lanping)go¹³i¹³morpheme n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.09

Pumi (Qinghua)go¹³i¹³morpheme n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.11

Pumi (Taoba)kuɐ³⁵jo³⁵morpheme n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.10

Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]ka⁵⁵lo⁵³morpheme n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.16

Queyu (Xinlong)qa³³lə⁵⁵morpheme n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.13

Xumiqho⁵⁵lɑ³³morpheme n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.20

Xumiqhu⁵⁵la³³morpheme n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.17

Zhaba (Daofu County)kha⁵⁵ji³³morpheme n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.14

3.3rGyalrongic2

Daofukɑ ɮemorpheme n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.12

Ergong (Danba)qa ʑemorpheme n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.14

3.3.1rGyalrong4

rGyalrong (Maerkang)ki n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.11

rGyalrongki n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.12

Caodengqɐ-rɐmorpheme ~ qɐj n‘crow’Sun J 97 Cao

rGBenzhenkiʔ ‘crow’Sun J 97 rGB

4Nungic12

Nungdʑɑ³¹morphemekhɑ⁵⁵ n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.21

Anongdʑɑ³¹morphemekhɑ⁵⁵ n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.44

Rawangsaŋ³¹morpheme khɑ⁵³ n.‘crow’LaPolla 03: 385

Anong (Rawang)thaŋmorpheme-kha ‘crow’LaPolla 87: 2

Anong (Rawang)thaŋmorpheme-kha ‘crow’Benedict 72 STC: 100n284

Trung [Dulong]takmorpheme-ka ‘crow’LaPolla 87: 2

Trung [Dulong]takmorpheme-ka ‘crow’Benedict 72 STC: 100n284

Trung [Dulong]tăk⁵⁵morphemekɑ⁵⁵ n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.46

Dulongtɑŋ³¹morphemekɑ⁵⁵ n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.20

Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)tak⁵⁵morpheme ka⁵⁵ ‘crow’LaPolla 87: 2

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)taŋ³¹morpheme kha⁵⁵ ‘crow’LaPolla 87: 2

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)tɑŋ³¹morphemekhɑ⁵⁵ ‘crow’Sun H 82 Dul

5Tujia3

Tujia (Northern)ka²¹ ‘crow’Tian 86

Tujiaka²¹ n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.49

Tujiaka²¹ n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.38

6.1.1Burmish6

Burmese (Rangoon)tɕi⁵⁵morphemekɑ̃⁵⁵ n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.27

Burmese (Written)khìmorpheme-kàn ‘crow’LaPolla 87: 2

Burmese (Written)kji³morphemekɑn³ n‘crow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0339.26

Burmese (Written)kji³morphemekɑn³ n‘crow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 145.39

Burmese (Written)kyìmorpheme-kàn ‘crow’Benedict 72 STC: 99n284

Burmese (Written)kyī:morpheme◦kan: ‘crow (bird)’Marrison 67 Naga

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2279, *ka-n ‘CROW (n.)’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2279

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

References: cf. STC p.99-100, HPTB p.447

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2279,
  title  = {{*ka-n 'CROW (n.)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2279},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2279}
}