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*g-ləy

WIND (n.)
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handleliyprefixginitiallrhymeiy=g-ləycoverL · VLW

Intermediate reconstructions

Tani*rji ‘WIND (n.)’JS-HCST: 144
Kuki-Chin*khlii ‘AIR / WIND’PKC #1276
Tangkhulic*ʃi ‘WIND (n.)’DRM#589
Northern Naga/Konyakian*gleːy ‘WIND’
Lolo-Burmese*s/ʔ-ləy¹ ‘WIND’
Karenic*lèi' ‘WIND’

Connections

HPTB*g-ləy ‘wind (n.)’pp. 50, 134, 192, 194, 247

Reflexes & cognates150 reflexes · 24 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)4

1.1.1Tani1

1.1.1.1Western Tani24

Apataniaprefix-lji n‘wind’Sun J 93 HCST
Apataniaprefix-lji ‘air’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniaprefix-lji ‘air’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniaprefix-lji ‘wind’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniaprefix-lji ‘wind’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniaprefix-lji hèmorpheme ‘blow (as wind)’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniaprefix-ljiŋ damorpheme-ljimorpheme ‘afternoon’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanipàmorpheme-dùmorpheme aprefix-ljì ‘storm’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanipamorpheme-dumorpheme aprefix-lji ‘storm’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniromorpheme aprefix-lji ‘whirlwind’Sun J 93 Tani
Tagindimorpheme◦ro ‘air’Das Gupta 83 Tag

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinkhlii ‘AIR / WIND’VanBik 09 PKC: 1276

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin8

Ashokʻlí n‘wind, air, breeze’VanBik 09 PKC: 1276
Daaikʰɔkʰi ‘wind’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 6
Daaikʰɔkʰi ‘wind’VanBik 09 PKC: 1276
Khumiḁlí ‘wind’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 6
Khumialii ‘air, wind’VanBik 09 PKC: 1276

1.2.2Central Chin6

Lai (Hakha)thlîi ‘air, wind’VanBik 09 PKC: 1276
Lai (Falam)thlǐi ‘air, wind’VanBik 09 PKC: 1276
Lushai [Mizo]thlí ‘wind, breeze’VanBik 09 PKC: 1276

1.2.3Maraic1

1.2.4“Old Kuki”1

Lamkangyʌrmorpheme-hlì n.‘wind’Weidert 87 TBTo: 217

1.3.4Tangkhulic6

Tankghul (Central)mamorpheme-ʃia ‘air’Brown 37 Indo
Tangkhul (Northern)mamorpheme-sɯ ‘air’Brown 37 Indo
Tangkhul (Standard)mamorpheme-si ‘air’Brown 37 Indo
Tusommɯmorpheme-ʃue ‘wind’Mortensen 12 Tk: Nature.042
Ukhrulməmorpheme-ʃi ‘wind’Mortensen 12 Tk

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang2

Changyei n‘wind’Marrison 67 Naga
Changyʌ̂i n.‘wind / air’Weidert 87 TBTo: 366

1.7.3.1Jingpho1

Jingphobuŋmorpheme-li ‘breeze’Benedict 72 STC: 454

2.1.4Tamangish2

Manang (Prakaa)³l̥aː◦pəmorpheme ‘wind’Hoshi 84: 0152
Manang (Prakaa)³l̥aː◦pəmorpheme ³kʰəmorpheme- ‘blow (wind)’Hoshi 84: 0386a

3.3rGyalrongic1

Ergong (Danba)wumorpheme lɛ ‘wind’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 7.14

3.3.1rGyalrong6

rGyalrongkha li kəmorpheme pamorpheme ‘blow (of wind)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 753.12
Caodengqɐ-lɛ ‘wind’Sun J 97 Cao

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

*Lolo-Burmeses/ʔ-ləy¹ n‘wind’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 600

6.1.1Burmish31

Achang (Lianghe)lɑi⁵⁵ ‘wind’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Longchuan)l̥i⁵⁵lɔ⁵⁵morpheme ‘blow (of wind)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 753.41
Achang (Luxi)lɯ³¹ ‘wind’Dai 85 AcJZ
Burmese (Written)le takmorpheme ‘raise wind’Matisoff 87 BP
Hpun (Northern)kălí waímorpheme-ŋmorpheme ‘hot weather (cf. WIND / AIR)’Henderson 86 Hpun
Hpun (Northern)kălí(ʔ) ‘wind / air’Henderson 86 Hpun
Hpun (Northern)kălíʼ, kălíʔ ‘air / wind’Henderson 86 Hpun
Maru [Langsu](la³¹)lɔ³¹morpheme ‘blow (of wind)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 753.43

6.1.2Loloish3

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish15

Yi (Liangshan)ni²¹morphemeɬɿ³³ ‘wind, south’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)ɬɿ³³ ‘wind (current of air)’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)ɬɿ³³ndu³⁴morpheme ‘gale (wind)’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)ʂɔ³³morphemeɬɿ³³ ‘wind, north’Ma 08 Yi: index

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish18

Akha (Yunnan)djàmorpheme lɛ́ ‘wind’Hansson 89 AHKP: 232
Akha (Thai)djàmorpheme-lɛ́ ‘wind’Hansson 89 AHKP: 232
Akhalɛ́ ‘wind’Hansson 89 AHKP: 232
Hani (Lüchun)àprefix◦lí/àprefix hlí ‘wind’Hansson 89 AHKP: 232
Hani (Lüchun)àprefix◦lí/àprefix◦hlí ‘wind’Hansson 89 AHKP: 26
Hani (Dazhai)dʑa³¹morphemele⁵⁵ ‘wind’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 7.31
Hani (Lüchun)dʑa³¹morphemele⁵⁵ n‘wind’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0009.41
Hani (Pijo)tsɔ̀morpheme lí ‘wind’Hansson 89 AHKP: 232
Hani (Caiyuan)tsɔ³¹morphemeli⁵⁵ ‘wind’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 7.30
Hani (Gelanghe)dʑa³¹morphemelɛ⁵⁵ ‘wind’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Gelanghe)dʑa³¹morphemelɛ⁵⁵bɔ³³#75 PTB *pu ‘BLOW’MesorootsPCN *phu ‘BLOW’Allofams2a #75 PTB *pu ‘BLOW’2b #1743 PTB *pur ‘BLOW’ ‘blow (of wind)’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Wordlist)jjaqmorpheme◦leil ‘wind’Hansson 89 AHKP: 232
Hani (Shuikui)tʃɔ³¹morphemel̥i⁵⁵ ‘wind’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 7.32
Hani (Mojiang)tʃɔ³¹morphemel̥i⁵⁵ n‘wind’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0009.42
Mpili⁶ ‘wind’Hansson 89 AHKP: 232
Mpili⁶ n.‘wind’Srinuan 76
Silali55 ‘wind’Kato 08 Lao: 75

7Karenic6

*Karenlèi' ‘wind’Jones 61: 120
Karengă³¹morphemeli³³ n‘wind’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0009.50
Kayan (Pekon)θaprefix◦lə̤̀ N‘wind’Manson 10 Kayan
Pa-Otəprefix◦lī n‘wind’Solnit 89 PaO
Pa-Otəprefix◦lī māmorpheme ‘blow, as wind’Solnit 89 PaO
Pa-Otəprefix◦lī sànmorpheme ‘strong (wind blows), loud’Solnit 89 PaO

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2412, *g-ləy ‘WIND (n.)’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2412
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. HPTB pp. 50, 134, 192, 194, 247, STC#454
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2412,
  title  = {{*g-ləy 'WIND (n.)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2412},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2412}
}