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STEDT #2584

*pʷak

HALF / ONE OF A PAIR / SIDE

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlepwakinitialpwrhymeakcoverP · T

Connections

HPTB*pwak ‘half’p. 321

Reflexes & cognates30 reflexes · 8 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmanpwak ‘half’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 608

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1

Lotha Nagapoko ‘half’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.3.1Jingpho2

Jingphobàʔ be v.‘folded’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 331

Jingphobàʔ be v.‘folded’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 93(b)

3.3.1rGyalrong2

rGyalrongwumorpheme phɐk ‘half’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 947.12

rGyalrongəprefix◦phak ‘half’Benedict 72 STC: 24n78

6.1Lolo-Burmese3

*Lolo-Burmeseʔbak ‘side / half / one of a pair’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 72(b)

*Lolo-Burmeseʔpak ‘side / half / one of a pair’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 72(a)

*Lolo-Burmeseʔpak ⪤ ʔbak ‘fold / embrace / one (of pair) / side’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 331

6.1.1Burmish17

Burmese (Rangoon)phɛʔ⁴ v.‘embrace / hug’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1762.27

Burmese (Rangoon)tɑ⁵³prefixwɛʔ⁴ num‘half’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0832.27

Burmese (Spoken Rangoon)tɑ⁵³prefixwɛʔ⁴⁴ ‘half’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 947.40

Burmese (Written)ăprefix◦wak ‘half’Benedict 72 STC: 24n78

Burmese (Written)bhak ‘embrace; one of a pair’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 331

Burmese (Written)bhak ‘embrace, hug; match, unite’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)bhɑk⁴ clf‘classifier for one of a pair’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0871.26

Burmese (Written)phak ‘fold / embrace / one (of pair) / side’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 331

Burmese (Written)phak ‘embrace, hug; match, unite’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)phɑk⁴ v.‘embrace / hug’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1762.26

Burmese (Written)thwe³morphemepok⁴ v.‘cuddle / embrace’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1505.26

Burmese (Written)tɑ¹prefixwɑk⁴ num‘half’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0832.26

Burmese (Written)tɑ¹prefix◦wɑk ‘half’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 947.39

Burmese (Written)wak ‘half’Marrison 67 Naga

Burmese (Written)əprefix-bhak n.‘match, one of a pair; an associate’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)əprefix-phak n.‘match, one of a pair; an associate’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)əprefix-wak ‘half’Benedict 76 WBur

6.1.2.2Central Loloish7

Lahu (Lancang)pɑ³⁵ clf‘classifier for one of a pair’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0871.43

Lahu (Lancang)ɔ³¹prefixpɑ⁵³ n‘side’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0709.43

Lahu (Black)ɔ̀prefix-pá ‘side’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 331

Lahu (Black)ɔ̀prefix-pá ‘side / faction’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 72(b)

Lahu (Black)ɔ³¹prefix pa⁵³ ‘side’Chang 86

Lahu (Black)ɔ³¹prefixpᴀ³¹phɔ⁵³#1305 PTB *pa(ŋ/k) ‘SIDE’PKC *ɓa(a)ŋ ⪤ *pa(a)ŋ ‘WALL / FLANK / SIDE’PTk *bak ‘SIDE’ ‘side’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 55.33

Lahu (Yellow)ɔ³¹prefix pa⁵⁵ ‘side’Chang 86

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish1

Akhapaˆ ‘side’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 331

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2584, *pʷak ‘HALF / ONE OF A PAIR / SIDE’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2584

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

References: cf. STC p.24, HPTB p.321

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2584,
  title  = {{*pʷak 'HALF / ONE OF A PAIR / SIDE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2584},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2584}
}