STEDT
STEDT #2308

*d-k(e/ə)y

TIGER

Reconstruction analysis

handlekeyinitialkrhymeey=d-keycoverK · VWT

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*kay ‘TIGER’PKC #317
Tangkhulic*kʰu ‘TIGER’DRM#715
Karenic*keᴬ ‘TIGER’TL#303

Connections

HPTB*d-key ⪤ *d-kəy ‘tiger’pp. 139, 141, 217, 219, 510

Notes

A number of Tani and Naga forms for ‘leopard’ appear to be TIGER with an -r suffix, cf. Angami and Chokri, which have the root #2308 in both ‘tiger’ and ‘leopard’.

Reflexes & cognates108 reflexes · 24 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)3

*Tibeto-Burmand-keyd-kəy ‘tiger’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 595

1.1“North Assam”1

Sulung [Puroik]r³³tə³³ ‘leopard’morpheme · morphemeSun H 91 ZMYY: 126.52

1.1.1.1Western Tani8

Apatanitaprefix-kermorpheme ‘leopard’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengnirmorpheme-tɯːmorpheme ‘leopard’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengnirmorpheme-wuːmorpheme ‘leopard (young)’Sun J 93 Tani
Galohomorphememenmorpheme-taprefixkarmorpheme n.‘leopard’GLDC 09 Galo
Galohomorphememenmorpheme-taprefixkarmorpheme n.‘Panthera pardus’GLDC 09 Galo
Galotaprefixkamorpheme ‘leopard’Das Gupta 63 Gal

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani3

Damutaprefix-karmorpheme ‘leopard’Sun J 93 Tani

1.1.2Deng2

Idukɯ⁵⁵tɕi⁵⁵morpheme ‘leopard’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 126.50
Yidukɯ⁵⁵tɕi⁵⁵morpheme n‘leopard / panther’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0310.25

1.2Kuki-Chin1

1.2.1.1Northern Chin2

Thadokʌ́mmorphemekéi ‘tiger’Thirumalai 72: 43
Tiddimkaːm³morpheme kei² ‘leopard’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 565

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin8

Chinbontmorphemešeⁱ ‘tiger’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 62
Daaiʔkeⁱ ‘tiger’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 62
Khamimorphemekei ‘tiger’Benedict 72 STC
Khumitᵊmorphemekaːⁱ ‘tiger’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 62
Khumitmorphemekáay ‘tiger’VanBik 09 PKC: 317
Matukaːⁱ ‘tiger’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 62
Nyhmoyesʰamorphemeˀei ‘tiger’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 62
Wakungtᵊmorphemekɛ́ ‘tiger’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 62

1.2.2Central Chin8

Lai (Hakha)tsamorpheme-kây ‘tiger’VanBik 09 PKC: 317
Lai (Falam)tsamorpheme-kǎy ‘tiger’VanBik 09 PKC: 317
Lushai [Mizo]kei-teːmorpheme ‘leopard’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 565
Lushai [Mizo]keimorpheme ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Lushai [Mizo]sḁmorpheme-kéi ‘tiger’Weidert 87 TBTo: 104
Lushai [Mizo]samorpheme-kei ‘tiger’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 052
Lushai [Mizo]morpheme-kéi ‘tiger’VanBik 09 PKC: 317
Lushai [Mizo]samorphemekei ‘tiger’Marrison 67 Naga

1.2.3Maraic3

Lakher [Mara]chāmorpheme-kèi ‘tiger’VanBik 09 PKC: 317
Lakher [Mara]tśəmorphemekei ‘tiger’Benedict 72 STC
Lakher [Mara]²tsəmorpheme¹kei ‘tiger’Weidert 87 TBTo: 104

1.2.4“Old Kuki”1

Beteiprefixkei ‘tiger’Benedict 72 STC

1.3“Naga” Areal Group1

Maringkeiyangmorpheme-lacha ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)7

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)aprefixkhu ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[a]prefix-khu n.‘tiger’Coupe 07 Ao
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)tʃuŋraŋmorphemekhù n.‘leopard’Coupe 07 Ao

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group8

Angami (Khonoma)kwihamorpheme ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Khonoma)teprefixkhu ‘tiger’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)khurmorphememorpheme ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)teprefixkhu ‘tiger’Marrison 67 Naga
Chokrikhormorphemehanumorpheme ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Chokriprefixkho ‘tiger’Marrison 67 Naga
Maokhedomorpheme ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Maooprefixkhe ‘tiger’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.3Zeme Group10

Khoiraokhubuimorpheme ‘tiger’Marrison 67 Naga
Liangmeichamorphemekui ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Liangmeichamorphemekui ‘tiger’Marrison 67 Naga
Liangmeikwiruknamorpheme ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Maramaprefixkau ‘tiger’Marrison 67 Naga
Maramkautaumorpheme ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Puironkeijangmorphemela ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Puirontamorphemekhu ‘tiger’Marrison 67 Naga
Zemeheriamorphemekau ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Zememamorphemekau ‘tiger’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.4Tangkhulic10

Champhungamorpheme-kʰu-bi ‘tiger’Brown 37 Indo
Tangkhulkuirangmorpheme ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangkhulshangmorphemekha ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangkhulshangmorphemekha ‘tiger’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangkhulśəŋmorphemekhɯ ‘tiger’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 052
Tankghul (Central)samorpheme-kwi ‘tiger’Brown 37 Indo
Tangkhul (Northern)samorpheme-kʰwɯ ‘tiger’Brown 37 Indo
Tangkhul (Standard)saŋmorpheme-kʰu ‘tiger’Brown 37 Indo
Ukhrulʃaŋmorpheme-ku ‘tiger’Mortensen 12 Tk

1.4Meithei3

Meitheikabomorphemekei ‘leopard’Marrison 67 Naga
Meitheikəbomorphemekəy ‘leopard’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 052

1.5Mikir [Karbi]3

Mikir [Karbi]teprefix ‘tiger’Weidert 87 TBTo: 104
Mikir [Karbi]teprefixke ‘tiger’Marrison 67 Naga
Mikir [Karbi]teprefixke ‘tiger’Benedict 72 STC: 116n324

2.3Kiranti2

*Kirantikey-basuffix ‘tiger’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 052
*Kirantikey-basuffix ‘tiger’Benedict 72 STC: 462

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti9

Athpare (Rai)kibasuffix ‘tiger’Ebert 97 Athpare
Balali-basuffix ‘tiger’Benedict 72 STC: 462
Limbukeh-vasuffix ‘tiger’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 052
Limbukeh-vasuffix ‘tiger’Benedict 72 STC: 462
Limbukeːbasuffix ‘tiger’Michailovsky 89 Lm
Limbukeːbaʔsuffix ‘tiger’Weidert 87 TBTo: 104
Limbusimorphemegeːbasuffix ‘tiger’Weidert 87 TBTo: 104
Lohorongki-basuffix ‘tiger’Benedict 72 STC: 462
Yamphuki•basuffix n‘tiger’Rutgers 98: 546.05

2.3.2Southern Kiranti1

Bantawakiwamorpheme ‘tiger’Rai 85 BnDs

2.3.3Central Kiranti1

Sampangki-pasuffix ‘tiger’Benedict 72 STC: 462

7Karenic19

Bwekhi⁵⁵ ‘tiger’Luangthongkum 13: 303
Karenkhe⁵⁵ju³¹morpheme n‘lion’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0305.50
Kayahkhi³³ ‘tiger’Luangthongkum 13: 303
Kayankhai⁵³ ‘tiger’Luangthongkum 13: 303
Kayan (Pekon)kʰé N‘tiger’Manson 10 Kayan
Kayan (Pekon)kʰésʰwî N‘leopard [lit. tiger-vine]’Manson 10 Kayan
Kayan (Pekon)kʰéθè#6086 PKar *θe ‘HORSE’ N‘lion [lit. tiger-horse]’Manson 10 Kayan
Kayawkhi⁵⁵ ‘tiger’Luangthongkum 13: 303
Pa-O ràumorpheme, morphemeràumorpheme ‘leopard cat’Solnit 89 PaO
Pa-O, tànmorpheme ‘tiger’Solnit 89 PaO
Sgaw (Northern)khe³³jɨ¹¹¨ ‘lion’Luangthongkum 13: 303

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2308, *d-k(e/ə)y ‘TIGER’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2308
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC#462, HPTB
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2308,
  title  = {{*d-k(e/ə)y 'TIGER'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2308},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2308}
}