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STEDT #2597

*m-raŋ

HIGH / LONG

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Central Naga (Ao Group)*a-hlaŋ ‘LONG (BE)’PCN #208

Connections

HPTB (PLB)*ʔ-mraŋ³ ‘high’pp. 82, 249

Reflexes & cognates100 reflexes · 12 subgroups

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)21

*Central Nagaaprefix-hlaŋ be v.‘LONG’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.208

*Aoaprefix-hlaŋ be v.‘LONG’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.336

Ao (Chungli)-làŋ be v.‘long’Temsunungsang 09 Ao: 4

Ao (Chungli)a³prefix-laŋ¹ be v.‘long’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.336

Ao (Chungli)taprefix◦lang◦kamorpheme ‘tall’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Chungli)teprefix◦lang◦kamorpheme ‘far’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Chungli)teprefix◦lang◦kamorpheme ‘high’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Chungli)teprefix◦lang◦kamorpheme adj‘long’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)teprefix◦lang adj‘long’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)teprefix◦lang ‘tall’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)teprefix◦lang◦amorpheme ‘high’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)(NZPprefix-) hláŋ be v.‘long’Coupe 07 Ao

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)nuk#7810 PCN *nuk ‘MACHETE / DAO’-láŋ-nùk#7810 PCN *nuk ‘MACHETE / DAO’ n.‘sword ('machete' + 'be long' + 'machete')’Coupe 07 Ao

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)tshəmorpheme-hlaŋ v.‘elongate, extend [elongated, extended] ('pull' + 'be long')’Coupe 07 Ao

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)tshəmorpheme-hlaŋ v.‘stretch [stretched] ('pull' + 'be long')’Coupe 07 Ao

Sangtamaprefix◦shing ‘long’Kumar 73 Sang

Yacham-Tengsalang ‘far’Marrison 67 Naga

Yacham-Tengsalang◦lamorpheme adj‘long’Marrison 67 Naga

Yimchungrüaprefix◦chang ‘high’Marrison 67 Naga

Yimchungrüaprefix◦shang ‘long’Kumar 73 Yim: 87

Yimchungrüaprefix◦shang adj‘long’Marrison 67 Naga

1.4Meithei1

Meitheiaprefix◦sang◦basuffix adj‘long’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.1.1Bodo4

Bodoloŋ loŋ ‘long’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodoloŋ◦gámorpheme ‘long / tall (male)’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodoloŋ◦gímorpheme ‘long / tall (female)’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodoloŋ◦lámorpheme ‘tall’Bhat 68 Boro

3.2Qiangic5

Qiang (Longxi)bèmorpheme bó ‘height [low-high]’Evans 99 Qiang: 1620

Qiang (Longxi)bó ‘tall, high’Evans 99 Qiang: 1408

Qiang (Longxi)bó bèmorpheme ‘height [high-low]’Evans 99 Qiang: 1620

Qiang (Mianchi)bʐú ‘tall, high’[Source note] cf. ‘horse’.Evans 99 Qiang: 1408

Qiang (Mianchi)bʐú bɛ̀morpheme ‘height [high-low]’Evans 99 Qiang: 1620

4Nungic13

Anong (Rawang)haŋ ‘high’Benedict 72 STC: 43n140

Nunguɑ⁵⁵morphememɑŋ³¹ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.21

Anonguɑ⁵⁵morphememɑŋ³¹ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.44

Anong (Rawang)yaŋ ‘long’Benedict 72 STC: 43n140

Rawangyaŋ³³ wɛ³³morpheme ‘tall, high’LaPolla 03: 990

Rawangyaŋ³³ wɛ³³morpheme ‘high, tall’LaPolla 03: 992

Rawangyaŋ³³ wɛ³³morpheme ‘long’LaPolla 03: 997

Trung [Dulong]mraŋ ‘high, long’Benedict 72 STC: 43n140

Dulongmɹɑŋ⁵³ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.20

Dulongmɹɑŋ⁵³ adj‘long’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0972.20

Trung [Dulong]mɹɑ̆ŋ⁵³ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.46

Trung [Dulong]mɹɑ̆ŋ⁵³ ‘long’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 809.46

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)mɹɑ̆ŋ⁵³ ‘long’Sun H 82 Dul

6.1Lolo-Burmese2

*Lolo-Burmeseʔ-mraŋ³ ‘high’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 602

*Lolo-Burmeseʔ-myaŋ¹/³ ‘long (time)’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 603

6.1.1Burmish19

Achang (Lianghe)m̥jɑŋ⁵⁵ ‘high’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Longchuan)m̥ʐaŋ⁵⁵ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.28

Achang (Longchuan)m̥ʐaŋ⁵⁵ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.41

Achang (Luxi)mjaŋ³⁵ ‘high’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Xiandao)m̥ʐaŋ⁵⁵ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.29

Bola (Luxi)mjɔ̱̃⁵⁵ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.32

Burmese (Rangoon)mjĩ⁵³ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.27

Burmese (Spoken Rangoon)mjĩ⁵³ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.40

Burmese (Written)mraṅ: ‘high’Marrison 67 Naga

Burmese (Written)mráŋ ‘high’Benedict 72 STC: 43n139

Burmese (Written)mraŋʼ ‘high’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)mrɑŋ¹ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.26

Burmese (Written)mrɑŋ¹ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.39

Hpun (Northern)myò ‘high’Henderson 86 Hpun

Langsu (Luxi)mjɔ̃³¹ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.31

Leqi (Luxi)mja̱ːŋ³³ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.33

Maru [Langsu]mjɔ̱̃³¹ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.43

Atsi [Zaiwa]mja̱ŋ⁵¹ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.30

Atsi [Zaiwa]mja̱ŋ⁵¹ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.42

6.1.2Loloish2

*Loloish(ʔ)-mroŋ³ ‘high’Bradley 79 PLo: 758

*Loloishʔə-mroŋ³ ‘high’Bradley 79 PLo: 758

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish16

Gazhuom²⁴ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.47

Nusu (Bijiang)m̥ɯ³¹ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.45

Nusu (Central)m̥ɹə³³ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.34

Nusu (Southern)m̥ɹə⁵⁵ ‘high’Sun J 86 Nusu

Nusu (Northern)m̥ɹɯ⁵⁵ ‘high’Sun J 86 Nusu

Yi (Dafang)tɕhɔ²¹morphemem(u)²¹ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.22

Yi (Liangshan)a³³prefixm̥u³³ ‘deep (water); high; tall’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Mile)mo³³ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.25

Yi (Mojiang)mo̱⁵⁵ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.26

Yi (Nanhua)m̩³³ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.37

Yi (Nanhua)mɯ³³ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.24

Yi (Nanjian)m̩(u̪)⁵⁵ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.23

Yi (Weishan)ʔm̩⁵⁵ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.36

Yi (Wuding)mv̩¹¹ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.38

Yi (Xide)a³³prefixm̥(u)³³ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.21

Yi (Xide)ɑ³³prefixm̥u³³ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.35

6.1.2.2Central Loloish14

Jinuola⁴⁴morphememjo⁴⁴ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.44

Jinuomjo³¹ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.34

Jinuo (Youle)m̥jo⁴² ‘high’Gai 86

Lahu (Lancang)mv³³ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.43

Lahu (Black)mu³³ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.33

Lahu (Yellow)mv̩¹ ‘high’Chang 86

Lisu (Central)a⁴prefix-mu¹-mu³ ‘high’Fraser 22

Lisumo̱³³ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.40

Lisumo⁴⁴ ‘high / tall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 802.27

Lisu (Central)mu³ ‘high’Fraser 22

Lisu (Northern)mu³³ V‘high’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)mɔ³³ V‘high’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)mɔ³³mɔ³³ ø̃³³morphemeø̃³³morpheme ‘high in some places and low at others’Bradley 94 Lisu

Yi (Sani)m̩⁴⁴ adj‘high / tall’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0968.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish3

Mpimjuŋ⁵ ‘tall / high’Srinuan 76

Pyenʔaŋ33prefix moŋ33 ‘high, tall’Shintani 09 Pyen: 204009

Silajɔ33morpheme mjo55 ‘tall, high’Kato 08 Lao: 228

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish6

Azhamɨ³³ ‘HIGH’Pelkey 11 Phula: 1039

Southern Mujimɯ³³ ‘HIGH’Pelkey 11 Phula: 1039

Pholaŋɔ⁵⁵ ‘HIGH’Pelkey 11 Phula: 1039

Hlepho Phowaʔmo³³ ‘HIGH’Pelkey 11 Phula: 1039

Phu Khamu³¹ ‘high’Fried 00 PhuKha

Phuzamɯ⁵⁵ ‘HIGH’Pelkey 11 Phula: 1039

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2597, *m-raŋ ‘HIGH / LONG’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2597

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

References: cf. STC p.43, HPTB pp.80, 267

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2597,
  title  = {{*m-raŋ 'HIGH / LONG'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2597},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2597}
}