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STEDT #2380

*kyəw

SWEET
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlekyuwinitialkyrhymeuw=khyəwcoverK · WT

Intermediate reconstructions

Lolo-Burmese*kyuw = *kyəw ‘SWEET’STC p.60

Connections

HPTB*kyəw ‘sweet’p. 185

Reflexes & cognates190 reflexes · 14 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

1.1.2Deng4

Iduɕu⁵⁵ ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.50

3.3rGyalrongic1

Ergong (Danba)tɕhɯ tɕhɯ ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.14

3.3.1rGyalrong68

rGyalrong (Lixian Ganbao)'kəprefix◦tɕʰə ‘sweet’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 0401
rGyalrong (Baoxing Qiaoqi Leilecun Duoguozu)də22morphemetɕʰi44 / gə22morphemetɕʰi44 ‘sweet’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 0401
rGyalrong (Jinchuan Cengda)də³morphemecʰi⁵³ ‘sweet’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 0401
rGyalrong (Jinchuan Dusong)də³morphemetɕʰə⁵ ‘sweet’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 0401
rGyalrong (Xiaojin Dawei)dəmorpheme◦'tɕʰi ‘sweet’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 0401
rGyalrongkəprefix cçhi ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.12
Caodengkəmorpheme-kʰji ‘sweet’Sun J 97 Cao
rGyalrong (Lixian Jiabi)kəprefix◦'tɕʰə ‘sweet’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 0401
rGyalrong (Lixian Miyalo)kəprefix◦'tɕʰəʔ ‘sweet’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 0401
rGyalrong (Lixian Putou)kəprefix◦'tɕʰəʔ ‘sweet’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 0401
rGyalrong (Maerkang Soman Seermi)kəprefix◦cʰi◦nəŋomorpheme ‘sweet’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 0401
rGyalrong (Xiaojin Rilong)kʊprefix◦ˈtʃʰiʔ ‘sweet’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 0401
rGyalrongkAmorpheme khyu ‘sweet’Nagano 97 GyQ: 159
rGBenzhenkəmorpheme-tʃʰi ‘sweet’Sun J 97 rGB

4Nungic4

Rawangkhi⁵³ wɛ³³morpheme ‘sweet’LaPolla 03: 1101
Rawangkhi◦zɯ³¹morpheme ‘sweet potato’LaPolla 03: 465
Anongkhɹɿ⁵³ ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.44
Nungkhɹɿ⁵⁵ ‘sweet’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1073.21

6.1Lolo-Burmese2

6.1.1Burmish28

*Burmesekhy ‘sweet’Okell 71
Achang (Lianghe)ɑ³¹prefixtʂhɑu⁵⁵ ‘sweet’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Longchuan)tɕhau⁵⁵ ‘tasty / delicious’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1091.28
Achang (Luxi)tɕhau³⁵ ‘sweet’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Xiandao)tʂhau⁵⁵ʂɛi³⁵morpheme ‘tasty / delicious’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1091.29
Arakanesehcou ‘sweet’Okell 71
Burmese (Written)khyui ‘sweet’Okell 71
Burmese (Written)khyui ‘sweet; fresh’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)əprefix-khyui- ‘sweet; fresh’Benedict 76 WBur
Inthahcou ‘sweet’Okell 71
Inthahyou ‘sweet’Okell 71
Marmakhyo ‘sweet’Huziwara 08 Sak: 93
Maru [Langsu]chùk ‘sweet’Okell 71
Tavoyanhyou ‘sweet’Okell 71
Atsi [Zaiwa]tʃhui²¹ ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.42

6.1.2Loloish3

PNLkyo¹ ‘sweet’Chen 86 CS: 124.

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish29

Lalotjhə́ ‘sweet’Björverud 94
Lalotʂhi⁵⁵ ‘sweet’Chen 86 CS: 124.
Liphotʂhɿ³³ ‘sweet’Chen 86 CS: 124.
Nasutʂhɿ²¹ ‘sweet’Chen 86 CS: 124.
Neisutʂhy²¹ ‘sweet’Chen 86 CS: 124.
Nesutshi²¹ ‘sweet’Chen 86 CS: 124.
Nosutɕhi³³ ‘sweet’Chen 86 CS: 124.
Nusu (Southern)khiɯ⁵⁵ ‘sweet’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Northern)tɕhɯ³¹ ‘sweet’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Bijiang)tɕhɯ⁵⁵ ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.45
Nusu (Central)ɣa⁵⁵morphemetɕhɯ⁵⁵ n‘buckwheat (sweet)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0413.34
Yi (Liangshan)ŋgɯ²¹morphemeʨhɿ³³ ‘buckwheat, sweet’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)ʨhɿ³³ ‘sweet (taste); taste, sweet’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Mile)go²¹morphemetʂhi³³ ‘buckwheat (sweet)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 190.25
Yi (Mile)tʂhi³³ ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.25
Yi (Mojiang)go³³morphemetshi⁵⁵ ‘buckwheat (sweet)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 190.26
Yi (Nanhua)go²¹morphemetʂhɿ³³ n‘buckwheat (sweet)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0413.37
Yi (Nanjian)tʂhɿ⁵⁵ ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.23
Yi (Nanjian)ɣɑ²¹morpheme; ɣɑ²¹morpheme◦(ɕe²¹morpheme)◦ɣɑ²¹morpheme◦tʂhɿ ‘buckwheat (sweet)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 190.23
Yi (Weishan)ɣɑ²¹morphemetʂhɿ⁵⁵ n‘buckwheat (sweet)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0413.36
Yi (Xide)tɕhɿ³³ ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.21
Yi (Xide)ŋgɯ²¹morphemetɕhɿ³³ ‘buckwheat (sweet)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 190.21

6.1.2.2Central Loloish16

Ahitʂhi² ‘sweet’Chen 86 CS: 124.
Jinuoa³³prefixtʃhi³³ ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.34
Jinuoa³³prefixtʃhi⁴⁴ ‘sweet’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1073.44
Jinuo (Youle)ɑ³³prefixtʃhi⁴⁴ ‘sweet’Gai 86
Lahu (Yellow)tshɿ¹ ‘sweet’Chang 86
Lisu (Central)hchï⁴ adj.‘sweet’Fraser 22
Lisutʃhi̱³³ ‘sweet’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1073.40
Lisu (Northern)tʃhɿ³³ V‘sweet; salty’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)tʃhɿ³³le³⁵morphemeza²¹morpheme ‘salty taste; sweet taste’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisutʃhɿ⁴⁴ ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.27
Sani [Nyi]tʂhi³³ ‘sweet’Chen 86 CS: 124.

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish19

Akha (Yunnan)jɔmorpheme tjhö ‘sweet’Hansson 89 AHKP: 348
Akhatjhö ‘sweet’Hansson 89 AHKP: 348
Bisuʔaŋprefix◦cháw ‘sweet’Bradley 9x Bisu
Hani (Dazhai)tɕhu⁵⁵ ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.31
Hani (Dazhai)ɣa³¹morphemele³³morpheme; ɣa³¹morphemetɕhu⁵⁵ ‘buckwheat (sweet)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 190.31
Hani (Gelanghe)maŋ³¹Tai loanwordtɕhø⁵⁵ ‘sweet potato’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Gelanghe)tɕhø⁵⁵ ‘sweet’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Shuikui)tʃhɿ⁵⁵ ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.32
Mpitɕhi⁵ ‘sweet’Hansson 89 AHKP: 348
Mpitɕhi⁵ ‘sweet’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 12
Mpitɕhi⁵ ‘sweet’Srinuan 76
Silaa21prefix tɕhi55 ‘sweet’Kato 08 Lao: 221

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish4

Azhaʨʰy²¹ ‘sweet’Pelkey 11 Phula: 989
Southern Mujiʦʰɯ²¹ ‘sweet’Pelkey 11 Phula: 989
Hlepho Phowaʦʰɯ²¹ ‘sweet’Pelkey 11 Phula: 989
Phuzaʦʰi³¹ ‘sweet’Pelkey 11 Phula: 989

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2380, *kyəw ‘SWEET’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2380
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: STC p.60
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2380,
  title  = {{*kyəw 'SWEET'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2380},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2380}
}