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STEDT #263

*bwaŋ

CHEEK
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handlebaŋinitialbrhymeaŋ ⪤ boŋcoverP · N

Notes

This root probably stands in an allofamic relationship with #264 PTB *m-b(y/r)aŋ CHEEK. The latter etymon is reconstructed with *-y-*-r-, so that three different glides would be represented in a single word family.

Reflexes & cognates13 reflexes · 9 subgroups

1.2.1.1Northern Chin1

Tiddim-paːŋ ‘cheek’Matisoff 87 BP

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Awa Khumiaprefixbɔŋ² ‘jaw / chin’Luce 85: P.1

1.7.3.2Asakian4

Gananprefixpɑŋ⁴ ‘cheek’Luce 85: R.29
Kadu (Kantu)prefixpɑŋ³ ‘cheek’Luce 85: L.138
Sak (Bawtala)ăprefixprefixbaᴜ̃² ‘cheek’Luce 85: L.138
Sakaprefixprefixbáŋ ‘cheek’Huziwara 08 Sak: 23

4Nungic1

Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)nɯ³¹prefix bɑ̆ŋ⁵³ ‘cheek’Sun H 82 Dul

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #263, *bwaŋ ‘CHEEK’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/263
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-263,
  title  = {{*bwaŋ 'CHEEK'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #263},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/263}
}