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STEDT #2407

*l(i/u)p

SINK INTO / DIVE

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Connections

HPTB*lip ‘conceal / hide (v.) / bury’p. ERROR 495

HPTB*lip ⪤ *lup ‘sink into / dive’pp. 354, 370

Notes

This etymon illustrates the widespread variational pattern between *-u- and *-i-, with some languages (Jingpho, Dimasa) having reflexes of both variants.

Reflexes & cognates26 reflexes · 13 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmanlip ‘dive, sink / drown’Benedict 72 STC: 375

*Tibeto-Burmanlip ⪤ lup ‘sink into / dive’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 600

1.4Meithei2

Meitheiluk◦thamorpheme ‘sink’Marrison 67 Naga

Meitheilup◦thamorpheme ‘sink’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.1.1Bodo3

Bodothrup ‘sink’Benedict 72 STC: 375

Dimasagilib ⪤ gulub ‘drown’Benedict 72 STC: 375

Dimasalip ⪤ lup ‘dive’Benedict 72 STC: 375

1.7.1.2Garo2

Garosprefix◦rip ‘sink’Benedict 72 STC: 375

Garotśimorpheme rip ‘dive’Benedict 72 STC: 375

1.7.3.1Jingpho3

Jingpholup³¹ ‘sink’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1187.19

Jingpholup◦wamorpheme ‘sink’Marrison 67 Naga

Jingphophuŋmorpheme-lip ‘dive’Benedict 72 STC: 375

2.1.3Lepcha1

Lepchalap ‘bury’Benedict 72 STC: 375

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti1

Limbulup- v.‘sink, to be buried, to go under’Driem 88? LimA

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1

Chepanglyup- vi.‘sink in (mud, etc.), withdraw in (as neck of tortoise, flying vulture, etc.)’Caughley 00 Chepang

6.1.2.2Central Loloish2

Lisu (Northern)løʔ²¹ V‘go into headlong; dive’Bradley 94 Lisu

Yi (Sani)lɤ² v.‘cave in / sink’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1722.39

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish4

Azhalɔ²¹ ‘sink’Pelkey 11 Phula: 880

Southern Mujilo²¹(-ta²¹morpheme) ‘sink’Pelkey 11 Phula: 880

Pholaluɑ̠²³morphemelɔ³¹ ‘sink’Pelkey 11 Phula: 880

Phuzalʌ¹³ ‘sink’Pelkey 11 Phula: 880

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2407, *l(i/u)p ‘SINK INTO / DIVE’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2407

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

References: cf. STC#375, HPTB pp. 354, 370

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2407,
  title  = {{*l(i/u)p 'SINK INTO / DIVE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2407},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2407}
}