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STEDT #2426

*lwa(ː)y

EASY

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlelwayinitiallwrhymea(ː)ycoverL · W

Intermediate reconstructions

Central Naga (Ao Group)*m-laj ‘EASY’PCN #050

Tangkhulic*plaj ‘EASY / CHEAP’DRM#373

Connections

HPTB*lwa(ː)y ‘easy’pp. 213, 485

Chinese comparandum

易 OC *di̯ĕg, GSR #850a-e ‘easy’; Schuessler 2007:569 *leks; B & S 2011: *lek-s; Mand. yì.

Reflexes & cognates94 reflexes · 17 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)7

*Tibeto-Burmanlwa(ː)y ‘easy’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 600

*Tibeto-Burmanlway v.i.‘easy’Weidert 87 TBTo: 194

*Tibeto-Burmanlway ‘easy’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 078

*Tibeto-Burmanlway ‘easy’LaPolla 87: 129

*Tibeto-Burmanlway ‘easy’Benedict 72 STC: 302

*Tibeto-Burmansprefix-l(w)a-y ‘easy’LaPolla 87: 129

*Tibeto-Burmansprefix-la ‘easy’LaPolla 87: 129

1.2.4“Old Kuki”1

Lamkangkʌmorpheme-làai v.i.‘easy’Weidert 87 TBTo: 194

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)20

*Central Nagamprefix-laj be v.Bruhn 14 PCN: III.050

*Aomprefix-la[j] be v.Bruhn 14 PCN: II.344

Ao (Chungli)meprefix◦la◦meprefix◦la◦rsuffix ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Chungli)mɯ̄prefix◦lā be v.‘easy’Temsunungsang 09 Ao: 2

Ao (Chungli)²tɯprefix²mɯprefix²la v.i.‘easy’Weidert 87 TBTo: 194

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)meprefix◦la ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

Lotha Nagae¹prefix-la³- be v.‘easy’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.050

Lotha Nagaeprefix◦la ‘cheap’Murry 78: 16

Lotha Nagaeprefix◦la ‘easy’Murry 78: 36

Lotha Nagaeprefix◦la◦shusamorpheme ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

Lotha Nagalà ‘price (cheap)’Acharya 75

Lotha Nagala ‘cheap’Murry 78: 16

Lotha Nagala◦lokwamorpheme ‘cheap’Marrison 67 Naga

Lotha Nagala◦romorpheme◦asuffix ‘easy’Murry 78: 36

Lotha Nagaoprefix◦man#4759 PTB *man ‘COST / PRICE’PKC *man ‘COST / PRICE’PCN *a-maːn ‘PRICE, COST, VALUE’PTk *man ‘PRICE’◦la ‘cheap’Marrison 67 Naga

Lotha Naga³la v.i.‘easy’Weidert 87 TBTo: 194

Sangtamangangmorpheme aprefix◦müprefix◦la ‘cheap’Kumar 73 Sang

Sangtamaprefix◦müprefix◦la ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

Sangtam¹aprefix¹mɯprefix¹la v.i.‘easy’Weidert 87 TBTo: 194

Yimchungrü²mɯprefix◦²lɯ [¹] v.i.‘easy’Weidert 87 TBTo: 194

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group6

Angami (Khonoma)memorpheme◦li ‘cheap’Marrison 67 Naga

Angami (Khonoma)memorpheme◦li ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

Khezha²meprefix¹lu v.i.‘easy’Weidert 87 TBTo: 194

Maomoprefix◦lo ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

Mao¹moprefix³lo v.i.‘easy’Weidert 87 TBTo: 194

Sema [Sumi]akummorpheme◦la ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.3Zeme Group3

Maramrimorpheme◦li ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

Zeme¹kemorpheme⁴la v.i.‘easy’Weidert 87 TBTo: 194

Mziemerümorpheme◦lui ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.4Tangkhulic6

*Tangkhulicplaj ‘easy / cheap’Mortensen 12 Tk: 373

Huishukəmorpheme-pej-re ‘easy / cheap’Mortensen 12 Tk: Verbs.153

Huishuʔaprefix-mejmorpheme-kəmorpheme-pej ‘cheap’Mortensen 12 Tk: Verbs.155

Kachaikəmorpheme-pwe ‘easy / cheap’Mortensen 12 Tk: Verbs.132

Tusomkʰəmorpheme-lie ‘easy / cheap’Mortensen 12 Tk: ToneMin.008

Ukhrulkəmorpheme-paj ‘able, can, be possible to do; might; be easy; be cheap’Mortensen 12 Tk

1.4Meithei1

Meitheilai◦bamorpheme ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

1.5Mikir [Karbi]1

Mikir [Karbi]joi ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.1.1Bodo2

Dimasalai◦bamorpheme ‘cheap’Marrison 67 Naga

Dimasalai◦bamorpheme ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1

Nocte¹ʌmorpheme¹la v.i.‘easy’Weidert 87 TBTo: 194

1.7.3.1Jingpho13

Jingpholòi ‘easy; of early growth’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 078

Jingpholòi ‘easy, of early growth’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 121

Jingpholoi ⪤ lwe ‘easy’Benedict 72 STC: 302

Jingpholòi~lwè ‘easy’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 078

Jingpholoi³¹ ‘easy’Liu 84

Jingpholoi³¹ ‘easy’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1068.19

Jingpholoi³¹ ‘easy’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 878.47

Jingpholwe ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

Jingphon̄morpheme-lôi ‘of early growth’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 121

Jingphon̄morpheme◦lôi ‘of early growth’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 078

Jingphosəmorpheme◦lòi n.‘early bean’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 078

Jingphosəmorpheme◦lòi n.‘early bean’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 121

Jingpho¹loi v.i.‘easy’Weidert 87 TBTo: 194

2.1.1Western Himalayish5

Bunanlo-imorpheme ‘easy’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 078

Bunanlo-imorpheme ‘easy’Benedict 72 STC: 302

Byangsilo◦dɛmorpheme adj.‘easy, cheap’Sharma 2003: 491

Chaudangsilo◦təmorpheme ‘cheap, easy’Krishan 2003: 413

Darmalo-numorpheme ‘easy’Krishan 2003: 415

3.2Qiangic2

Guiqiongphu⁵⁵#2583 PTB *pəw ‘PRICE’PKC *phuu ‘DEBT / REVENGE’PLB *pəw² ‘PRICE’PL *po² ‘PRICE’mɑ³³tɑ⁵⁵morpheme ‘cheap’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 877.17

Zhaba (Daofu County)ma³³thᴜ⁵⁵morpheme ‘blunt / dull’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1021.14

4Nungic5

Dulonglɑ⁵⁵ ‘easy’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1068.20

Trung [Dulong]sɑ⁵⁵morphemesɑ⁵⁵morphemelɑ⁵⁵ ‘easy’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 878.46

Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)la⁵⁵ ‘easy’LaPolla 87: 129

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)la⁵⁵ ‘easy’LaPolla 87: 129

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)lɑ⁵⁵ ‘easy’Sun H 82 Dul

6.1.1Burmish18

Bola (Luxi)lui⁵⁵ ‘easy’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1068.32

Burmese (Rangoon)lwɛ²² ‘easy’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1068.27

Burmese (Spoken Rangoon)lwɛ²² ‘easy’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 878.40

Burmese (Written)lwai v.i.‘easy’Weidert 87 TBTo: 194

Burmese (Written)lwai ‘easy’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 078

Burmese (Written)lwai ‘easy’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 121

Burmese (Written)lwai ‘easy; yielding’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)lwai ‘easy’Benedict 72 STC: 302

Burmese (Written)lway ‘easy’Marrison 67 Naga

Burmese (Written)lwɑj² ‘easy’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1068.26

Burmese (Written)lwɑj² ‘easy’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 878.39

Langsu (Luxi)lɔi³¹ ‘easy’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1068.31

Leqi (Luxi)ləː³¹ ‘easy’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1068.33

Marmarwe vi‘easy’Huziwara 08 Sak: 345-1

Maru [Langsu]lɔi³¹ ‘easy’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 878.43

Atsi [Zaiwa]lûi v.i.‘easy’Weidert 87 TBTo: 194

Atsi [Zaiwa]lui⁵¹ ‘easy’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1068.30

Atsi [Zaiwa]lui⁵¹ ‘easy’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 878.42

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish4

Yi (Mile)lᴀ³³ ‘easy’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 878.25

Yi (Nanjian)le⁵⁵ ‘easy’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 878.23

Yi (Weishan)lɛ⁵⁵ ‘easy’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1068.36

Yi (Wuding)lɔ¹¹ ‘easy’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1068.38

6.1.2.2Central Loloish9

Lahu (Black)cà#36 PTB *m-dz(y)a-k/n/t/s ‘EAT / FOOD / FEED / RICE’PKC *θaʔ ‘FEED’PCN *tsaʔ ‘EAT’PCN *a-tsa-k ‘RICE (paddy)’PTk *tsa ‘EAT’PTk *tsaat ‘RICE (COOKED)’-lwɛ̄ ‘early growing rice’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 078

Lisu (Northern)dza⁴⁴morphemelɔ⁴⁴ ‘early ripening crops’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)dza⁴⁴morphemelɔ⁴⁴mi⁴⁴#2453 PTB *m-l(e/ə)y ‘EARTH / COUNTRY / GROUND / MUD / SOIL’PKC *lay ‘EARTH / SOIL / WORLD’PCN *a-lej ‘GROUND, EARTH / FIELD’PTk *lej ‘EARTH’PKar *miᴬ ‘WILD’ ‘field of early ripening crops’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ji⁵⁵morphemelɔ⁴⁴ V‘early maturing’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)khɔ²¹morphemeɕa³³morphemelɔ⁴⁴ ‘early corn’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)khɔ²¹morphemeɕa³³morphemelɔ⁴⁴mi⁴⁴ ‘plot of early corn’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)khɤ²¹morphemelɔ⁴⁴ ‘baby who begins to talk early’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)si²¹morphemele²¹morphemelɔ⁴⁴ ‘early peach’Bradley 94 Lisu

Yi (Sani)læ³³ ‘easy’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1068.39

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2426, *lwa(ː)y ‘EASY’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2426

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

References: cf. STC#302, HPTB pp.213, 485

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2426,
  title  = {{*lwa(ː)y 'EASY'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2426},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2426}
}