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
1.1.2Deng1
Darang [Taraon]kɑ³¹#273 PTB *m/s-k(w)a-y ‘MOUTH / OPENING / SPREAD / DOOR / FACE / JAW’PKC *kaa ‘ENTRANCE / MOUTH’PKC *kaa ⪤ *khaa ‘CHIN / JAW (lower)’PCN *ka ‘GAPE, OPEN MOUTH’PTk *ka ‘OPEN (MOUTH)’PTk *kʰa ‘CHIN / JAW’PKar *kaᴮ ‘CHIN, JAW’ pɯŋ⁵⁵#264 PTB *m-b(y/r)aŋ ‘CHEEK’PKC *ɓiaŋ ‘CHEEK’ ɹɯ³¹#232 PTB *s/m/g-rus ‘BONE’MesorootsPKC *ruʔ ‘BONE’PCN *a-rut ‘BONE’PTk *ru ‘BONE’PKar *khrwitᴰ ‘BONE’Allofams1 #232 PTB *s/m/g-rus ‘BONE’1a #234 PTB *s-rus ‘BONE’1b #233 PTB *g-rus ‘BONE’ boŋ³⁵ ‘cheekbone’Sun H 80 MLD
1.2.1.1Northern Chin1
1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1
1.3“Naga” Areal Group1
1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)2
1.5Mikir [Karbi]1
1.7.3.2Asakian4
2.1.3Lepcha1
4Nungic1
Cite this entry
STEDT etymon #263,
*bwaŋ ‘CHEEK’.Stable link:
https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/263Data: 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}
}