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STEDT #264

*m-b(y/r)aŋ

CHEEK

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlebryaŋprefixminitialbr/yrhymeaŋ ⪤ m-bcoverP · VN

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*ɓiaŋ ‘CHEEK’PKC #15

Notes

The nasal prefix shows up in certain Chin languages (Cho, Womatu), and has preempted the root initial in Northern Naga.

This root bears a striking resemblance to #263 PTB *bwaŋ CHEEK, suggesting that they belong to a word family which contains no fewer than three of the posited PTB glides: *-y-, *-r-, *-w-.

Reflexes & cognates43 reflexes · 13 subgroups

Khumitaprefix-bɛŋ ‘cheek’Matisoff 87 BP

Khumitangmorpheme◦béeng ‘cheek’VanBik 09 PKC: 15

Khumi (Ahraing)tʻɑ̃¹#286 PTB *l/m-da(n/ŋ) ‘CHIN / CHEEK’bæ̃⁴ ‘cheek’Luce 85: R.29

Womatumprefix-ɓeŋ⁴ ‘cheek’Luce 85: R.29

1.2.2Central Chin7

Lai (Hakha)bîaŋ ‘cheek’VanBik 09 PKC: 15

Lai (Falam)bǐaŋ ‘cheek’VanBik 09 PKC: 15

Laizobiaŋ ‘cheek’Matisoff 87 BP

Lushai [Mizo]biang ‘cheek’Marrison 67 Naga

Lushai [Mizo]biâng ‘cheek’Matisoff 87 BP

Lushai [Mizo]bíang ‘cheek, the side post of a door’VanBik 09 PKC: 15

Lushai [Mizo]biaːng ‘cheek’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 92

1.2.3Maraic2

Lakher [Mara]bà̀i ‘cheek’VanBik 09 PKC: 15

Zotungbïa ‘cheek’Matisoff 87 BP

1.2.4“Old Kuki”5

Kom Remkəprefix biŋ ‘cheek’Toba 91 KRQ: 3.11

Kom Remkəprefix◦biŋ◦lu#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’ ‘cheekbone’Toba 91 KRQ: 3.11.1

Moyonhà#632 PTB *s/p-wa ‘TOOTH’PTani *fiː ‘TOOTH’PKC *haa ‘TOOTH’PCN *p-hwa ‘TOOTH’PTk *ha ‘TOOTH’PNN *swaᴮ ‘TOOTH’PLB *swa² ‘TOOTH’PL *swa² ‘TOOTH’◦prèŋ ‘jaw’Kosha 90: 3.13

Moyonlprefix◦bíŋ ‘cheek’Kosha 90: 3.11

Moyonlprefix◦bíŋ◦r̀ow#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’ ‘cheekbone’Kosha 90: 3.11.1

1.3.3Zeme Group7

Khoiraoaprefix◦beng ‘cheek’Marrison 67 Naga

Liangmeicha#266 PTB *gra ‘CHEEK / JAW’◦byang ‘cheek’Marrison 67 Naga

Marambeng◦tomorpheme ‘cheek’Marrison 67 Naga

Puironka#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’◦ben ‘cheek’Marrison 67 Naga

Rongmei / Nruanghmeibiang ‘cheek’Marrison 67 Naga

Zememi#1002 PPC *r-mi(y)-n ‘PERSON / MAN’PTani *miː ‘MAN (homo)’PKC *mii ‘PERSON / MAN / PEOPLE’PCN *a-[h]məjʔ ‘PERSON, HUMAN’PTk *mi ‘MAN / HUMAN’PNN *C̥-məy ‘MAN (generic)’TGTM *ᴬmi ‘MAN’◦bia◦pi#271 PTB *s-bi ⪤ *s-bay ‘CHIN / CHEEK’PKC *ka- ⪤ *kha-ɓee ‘CHIN’ ‘cheek’Marrison 67 Naga

Mziemenprefix◦'bia ‘cheek’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

*Northern NagaNprefix-biaŋ ‘cheek’French 83: 467

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang2

Konyakmeng◦ya#1190 PTB *zyal ‘FACE / MOUTH’ ‘cheek’Marrison 67 Naga

Konyakmeŋ ya#1190 PTB *zyal ‘FACE / MOUTH’ ‘cheek’French 83: 467

2.1.1Western Himalayish3

Kanauripīṅ n‘cheek’Bailey 11

Kanauripiṇ ‘cheek’Sharma, D.D. 88 Kn: 27,42

Kanauripiṅ ‘cheek’Matisoff 87 BP

6.2Naxi2

Laze (Xiangjiao)bjæ˧ɭɔ˥morpheme ‘cheek’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 275

Naxibe³³bi²¹#271 PTB *s-bi ⪤ *s-bay ‘CHIN / CHEEK’PKC *ka- ⪤ *kha-ɓee ‘CHIN’ n‘cheek’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0083.45

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #264, *m-b(y/r)aŋ ‘CHEEK’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/264

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-264,
  title  = {{*m-b(y/r)aŋ 'CHEEK'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #264},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/264}
}