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STEDT #2652

*s(y)ar

LOUSE

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlesarinitialsrhymear~śarcoverS · LS

Intermediate reconstructions

Kiranti*seri ‘LOUSE’

Lolo-Burmese*san¹/² ‘LOUSE’

Karenic*swɨNᴮ ‘LOUSE (head)’TL#179

Connections

HPTB*s(y)ar ‘louse’pp. 390, 402, 537

Notes

There is a rather similar-looking but unrelated PTB root #2609 PTB *s-r(y)ik LOUSE.

Reflexes & cognates213 reflexes · 14 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)3

*Tibeto-Burmans(y)ar ‘louse’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 613

*Tibeto-Burmansar ‘louse’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 007

*Tibeto-Burmansɑr~śɑr ‘louse’Chou 72: 506a

2.3Kiranti1

*Kirantiseri ‘louse’Opgenort 11 Tilung

3.2Qiangic19

Ersuʂɛ³³ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.18

Ersuʂɛ³³tsɛ³³#2609 PTB *s-r(y)ik ‘LOUSE’PTani *fɯk ‘LOUSE (head)’PKC *hrik ‘LOUSE (head) / BACTERIA’PCN *a-hr(j)ak ‘LOUSE, LICE’PTk *hrik ‘LOUSE’ ‘nit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 163.18

Lyuzuʂu³³mæ⁵³morpheme n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.18

Lyuzuʂu³³pe⁵³morphemetshe³¹#2609 PTB *s-r(y)ik ‘LOUSE’PTani *fɯk ‘LOUSE (head)’PKC *hrik ‘LOUSE (head) / BACTERIA’PCN *a-hr(j)ak ‘LOUSE, LICE’PTk *hrik ‘LOUSE’ n‘nit’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0357.18

Muyatshə⁵⁵mɑ⁵³morpheme n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.15

Muyatshə⁵⁵rə⁵³#1172 PTB *s-row ‘EGG / NIT’PTani *rɯ ‘NIT’ n‘nit’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0357.15

Muya [Minyak]tshɐ⁵⁵mɐ⁵⁵morpheme ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.15

Muya [Minyak]tshɐ⁵⁵rɯ⁵³#1172 PTB *s-row ‘EGG / NIT’PTani *rɯ ‘NIT’ ‘nit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 163.15

Namuyiʂu⁵⁵ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.19

Namuyiʂu⁵⁵ɦɛʴ⁵⁵#2609 PTB *s-r(y)ik ‘LOUSE’PTani *fɯk ‘LOUSE (head)’PKC *hrik ‘LOUSE (head) / BACTERIA’PCN *a-hr(j)ak ‘LOUSE, LICE’PTk *hrik ‘LOUSE’ʁo⁵⁵#1172 PTB *s-row ‘EGG / NIT’PTani *rɯ ‘NIT’ ‘nit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 163.19

Namuyiʂu⁵⁵ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.46

Namuyiʂu⁵⁵æʴ⁵⁵#2609 PTB *s-r(y)ik ‘LOUSE’PTani *fɯk ‘LOUSE (head)’PKC *hrik ‘LOUSE (head) / BACTERIA’PCN *a-hr(j)ak ‘LOUSE, LICE’PTk *hrik ‘LOUSE’ʁuo⁵⁵#1172 PTB *s-row ‘EGG / NIT’PTani *rɯ ‘NIT’ n‘nit’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0357.46

Queyu (Xinlong)ʂsi¹³ n‘nit’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0357.13

Xumiɕæ⁵⁵mi⁵⁵morpheme n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.17

Xumiɕæ⁵⁵ʁu⁵³#1172 PTB *s-row ‘EGG / NIT’PTani *rɯ ‘NIT’ n‘nit’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0357.17

Xumiɕɛ⁵⁵ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.20

Xumiɕɛ⁵⁵mi³³morpheme ‘nit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 163.20

Zhaba (Daofu County)sʌ³³tsi⁵⁵#2609 PTB *s-r(y)ik ‘LOUSE’PTani *fɯk ‘LOUSE (head)’PKC *hrik ‘LOUSE (head) / BACTERIA’PCN *a-hr(j)ak ‘LOUSE, LICE’PTk *hrik ‘LOUSE’ n‘nit’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0357.14

Zhaba (Daofu County)ɕha¹³ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.14

3.3rGyalrongic2

Ergong (Danba)wɕau ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.14

Daofuɕo n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.12

3.3.1rGyalrong7

rGyalrongsar ‘louse’Benedict 72 STC: 84n251

Caodengser ‘louse’Sun J 97 Cao

rGyalrong (Maerkang)sor n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.11

rGyalrongsor ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.12

rGyalrongsor ‘louse’Nagano 97 GyQ: 15.10

rGBenzhensor ‘louse’Sun J 97 rGB

rGBenzhensor-tsaʔmorpheme ‘louse (small)’Sun J 97 rGB

6.1Lolo-Burmese2

*Lolo-Burmesesan¹/² ‘louse’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 007

*Lolo-Burmesesan¹/² ‘louse’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 612

6.1.1Burmish24

Achang (Lianghe)ʂɛn³¹ ‘louse’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Longchuan)ʂan³¹ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.28

Achang (Longchuan)ʂan³¹ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.41

Achang (Luxi)sən⁵⁵ ‘louse’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Xiandao)ʂan³¹ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.29

Achang (Xiandao)ʂan³¹ u³¹#301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’Allofams1 #1168 PTB *pʷu ‘EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT’1a #301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’1b #1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’1c #1275 PTB *pu ‘BALL / EGG / ROUND OBJECT’ ‘nit’Dai 89 Xian: 418

Bola (Luxi)ʃɔn³⁵ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.32

Burmese (Rangoon)tθɑ̃⁵⁵ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.27

Burmese (Spoken Rangoon)tθɑ̃⁵⁵ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.40

Burmese (Written)sân ‘louse’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 007

Burmese (Written)sân ‘louse’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)sàn ‘louse’Benedict 72 STC: 84n251

Burmese (Written)san: ‘louse’Marrison 67 Naga

Burmese (Written)thɑn³ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.39

Burmese (Written)thɑn³û¹#301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’Allofams1 #1168 PTB *pʷu ‘EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT’1a #301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’1b #1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’1c #1275 PTB *pu ‘BALL / EGG / ROUND OBJECT’ ‘nit ("louse-egg")’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 163.39

Burmese (Written)tθɑn³ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.26

Langsu (Luxi)ʃiŋ³⁵ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.31

Leqi (Luxi)ʃɛ̱n⁵⁵ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.33

Marmaθáiŋ ‘louse’Huziwara 08 Sak: 310

Maru [Langsu]śin ‘louse’Benedict 72 STC: 84n251

Maru [Langsu]ʃiŋ³⁵ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.43

Maru [Langsu]ʃiŋ³⁵a̱u⁵⁵#301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’Allofams1 #1168 PTB *pʷu ‘EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT’1a #301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’1b #1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’1c #1275 PTB *pu ‘BALL / EGG / ROUND OBJECT’ ‘nit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 163.43

Atsi [Zaiwa]ʃin²¹ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.30

Atsi [Zaiwa]ʃin²¹ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.42

6.1.2Loloish2

*Loloishxan¹ ‘louse’Bradley 79 PLo: 74

PNLsan¹/² ‘louse’Chen 86 CS: 134.

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish46

Gazhuoma²⁴morphemesɛ³³ n‘bedbug’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0354.47

Gazhuosɛ³³ ‘louse’Dai 91 TB15

Gazhuosɛ³³ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.47

Gazhuotshɿ³¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’sɛ³³ n‘flea’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0355.47

Lalomámorpheme-sjí ‘bedbug’Björverud 94

Lalosjí ‘louse’Björverud 94

Laloɕi⁵⁵ ‘louse’Chen 86 CS: 134.

Liphoɕe³³ ‘louse’Chen 86 CS: 134.

Nasuɕe²¹ ‘louse’Chen 86 CS: 134.

Neisuɕi²¹ ‘louse’Chen 86 CS: 134.

Nesuɕe²¹ ‘louse’Chen 86 CS: 134.

Nosuʂɯ³³ ‘louse’Chen 86 CS: 134.

Nusu (Southern)ɕɑ⁵⁵ ‘louse’Sun J 86 Nusu

Nusu (Northern)ʂhə⁵⁵ ‘louse’Sun J 86 Nusu

Nusu (Bijiang)ʂɑʴ⁵⁵ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.45

Nusu (Bijiang)ʂɑʴ⁵⁵u³¹#301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’Allofams1 #1168 PTB *pʷu ‘EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT’1a #301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’1b #1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’1c #1275 PTB *pu ‘BALL / EGG / ROUND OBJECT’ ‘nit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 163.45

Nusu (Central)ʂɚ⁵⁵ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.34

Yi (Dafang)tɕhy³³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕi³³mo⁵⁵morpheme ‘flea’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 161.22

Yi (Dafang)ɕi³³mo⁵⁵morpheme ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.22

Yi (Liangshan)khɯ³³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ʂɯ³³ ‘flea’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Liangshan)ʂɯ²¹ʨhi³⁴morpheme ‘nit (egg of a louse)’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Liangshan)ʂɯ³³ ‘louse’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Mile)mo³³morphemeɕi³³ ‘bedbug’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 160.25

Yi (Mile)ɕi³³mo³³ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.25

Yi (Mojiang)mo⁵⁵morphemeɕe⁵⁵ ‘bedbug’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 160.26

Yi (Mojiang)tɕhi³³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕe²¹ ‘flea’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 161.26

Yi (Mojiang)ɕe²¹ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.26

Yi (Nanhua)khu²¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕi³³ ‘flea’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 161.24

Yi (Nanhua)khu²¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕi⁵⁵ n‘flea’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0355.37

Yi (Nanhua)mo³³morphemeɕi³³ ‘bedbug’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 160.24

Yi (Nanhua)mo⁵⁵morphemeɕi⁵⁵ n‘bedbug’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0354.37

Yi (Nanhua)ɕe⁵⁵ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.37

Yi (Nanhua)ɕi³³ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.24

Yi (Nanjian)khɯ²¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕi⁵⁵ ‘flea’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 161.23

Yi (Nanjian)mɑ⁵⁵morphemeɕi⁵⁵ ‘bedbug’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 160.23

Yi (Nanjian)ɕi⁵⁵ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.23

Yi (Weishan)khɯ²¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕi⁵⁵ n‘flea’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0355.36

Yi (Weishan)ma⁵⁵morphemeɕi⁵⁵ n‘bedbug’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0354.36

Yi (Weishan)ɕi⁵⁵ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.36

Yi (Wuding)mv̩³³morphemeɕe³³ n‘bedbug’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0354.38

Yi (Wuding)tɕhe³³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕe³³ n‘flea’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0355.38

Yi (Wuding)ɕe¹¹ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.38

Yi (Xide)khɯ³³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ʂɯ³³ n‘flea’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0355.35

Yi (Xide)khɯ³³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ʂɯ³³ ‘flea’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 161.21

Yi (Xide)tʂho⁴⁴morphemeʂɯ³³ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.21

Yi (Xide)ʂɯ³³ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.35

6.1.2.2Central Loloish47

Ahiɕi² ‘louse’Chen 86 CS: 134.

Jinuo (Youle)khɤ³³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕe⁴⁴ ‘flea’Gai 86

Jinuokhɯ³³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕe³³ ‘flea’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 161.34

Jinuokhɯ³³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ʃe⁴⁴ n‘flea’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0355.44

Jinuo (Buyuan)si⁴²phjɑ⁴²morpheme n‘louse’Gai 86

Jinuoɕɛ³³phɹo³³morpheme ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.34

Jinuo (Baya/Banai)ʃe³¹ u³³#301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’Allofams1 #1168 PTB *pʷu ‘EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT’1a #301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’1b #1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’1c #1275 PTB *pu ‘BALL / EGG / ROUND OBJECT’ ‘nit’Dai 89 JinA: 441

Jinuoʃe⁴⁴phru³³morpheme n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.44

Jinuo (Youle)ʃi⁴²mɔ³³morpheme ‘head louse’Gai 86

Jinuo (Youle)ʃi⁴⁴phɹu⁴⁴morpheme ‘body louse’Gai 86

Jinuo (Baka)ʃɿ³¹ v̩³³#301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’Allofams1 #1168 PTB *pʷu ‘EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT’1a #301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’1b #1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’1c #1275 PTB *pu ‘BALL / EGG / ROUND OBJECT’ ‘nit’Dai 89 JinB: 441

Kucongsɿ33 ‘louse’Dai 09 Kucong

Lahuśe ‘louse’Benedict 72 STC: 84n251

Lahu (Lancang)phɯ⁵³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕe³³ n‘flea’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0355.43

Lahu (Lancang)ɑ³⁵prefixpo²¹morphemeɕe³³ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.43

Lahu (Black)phɯ⁵³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’se³³ ‘flea’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 161.33

Lahu (Black)še ‘louse’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 007

Lahu (Black)se³³ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.33

Lahu (Black)se³³u³³#301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’Allofams1 #1168 PTB *pʷu ‘EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT’1a #301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’1b #1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’1c #1275 PTB *pu ‘BALL / EGG / ROUND OBJECT’ ‘nit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 163.33

Lahu (Yellow)phɯ³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’sɯ¹ ‘flea’Chang 86

Lahu (Yellow)sɯ¹ ‘louse’Chang 86

Lahu (Yellow)sɯ¹ ‘louse (head)’Chang 86

Lisu (Northern)a⁵⁵prefixni²¹#2538 PTB *ŋwa ‘CATTLE’hɤ³³ ‘ox louse’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)a⁵⁵prefixɲi²¹#2538 PTB *ŋwa ‘CATTLE’hɤ³³ ‘ox louse’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)hrgh⁴ ‘louse’Fraser 22

Lisuhü ‘louse’Benedict 72 STC: 84n251

Lisu (Northern)hɤ³³ N‘louse’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)hɤ³³fu³³#301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’Allofams1 #1168 PTB *pʷu ‘EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT’1a #301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’1b #1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’1c #1275 PTB *pu ‘BALL / EGG / ROUND OBJECT’ ‘egg of a louse’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)hɤ³³ma³³morpheme ‘louse’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)hɤ³³næ³³#2483 PTB *s-nak ‘BLACK’PKC *nak ‘BLACK’PCN *a-njak ‘BLACK’PNN *C̥-ɲak ‘BLACK’PLB *s-nakᴴ ‘BLACK’PL *C-nakᴴ ‘BLACK’ ‘black louse’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)hɤ³³phu³³#1235 PTB *plu ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’PLB *plu¹ ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’ ‘white louse’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)khɤ²¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’hɤ³³tɤ³⁵morpheme N‘louse’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisukhɯ³¹morphemexɯ̱³³tɯ³⁵ n‘flea’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0355.40

Lisukhɯ³¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’xɯ⁴⁴tɯ³⁵morpheme ‘flea’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 161.27

Lisu (Northern)ma³³morphemehɤ³³ ‘bedbug’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisumɑ³³morphemexɯ̱³³ n‘bedbug’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0354.40

Lisumɑ⁴⁴morphemexɯ³³ ‘bedbug’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 160.27

Lisu (Northern)tsɯ³⁵morphemehɤ³³ N‘ox louse’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisuxɯ̱³³ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.40

Lisuxɯ̱³³fu̱³³ n‘nit’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0357.40

Lisuxɯ⁴⁴ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.27

Lisuxɯ⁴⁴fu⁴⁴#301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’Allofams1 #1168 PTB *pʷu ‘EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT’1a #301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’1b #1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’1c #1275 PTB *pu ‘BALL / EGG / ROUND OBJECT’ ‘nit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 163.27

Lisu (Northern)ɣa³³#1606 PTB *k-rak ‘FOWL / CHICKEN’PTani *rok ‘CHICKEN’hɤ³³ ‘chicken louse’Bradley 94 Lisu

Yi (Sani)mɒ⁴⁴morphemeɕɪ³³mɒ³³morpheme n‘bedbug’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0354.39

Yi (Sani)tshz̊¹¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕe³³mo³³morpheme n‘flea’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0355.39

Sani [Nyi]ɕɪ³³ ‘louse’Chen 86 CS: 134.

Yi (Sani)ɕɪ³³mɒ³³morpheme n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish27

Akhashɛ́-mɔ̀morpheme ‘louse’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 007

Akha (Yunnan)sjhɛ́ mɔ́morpheme ‘louse’Hansson 89 AHKP: 227

Akha (Thai)sjhɛ́-mɔ́morpheme ‘louse’Hansson 89 AHKP: 227

Hani (Dazhai)khɯ³¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’se⁵⁵ ‘flea’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 161.31

Hani (Dazhai)se⁵⁵ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.31

Hani (Dazhai)se⁵⁵u̱³³#301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’Allofams1 #1168 PTB *pʷu ‘EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT’1a #301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’1b #1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’1c #1275 PTB *pu ‘BALL / EGG / ROUND OBJECT’ ‘nit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 163.31

Hani (Lüchun)shɛ́ ‘louse’Hansson 89 AHKP: 227

Hani (Lüchun)khɯ³¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’se⁵⁵ n‘flea’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0355.41

Hani (Lüchun)se⁵⁵ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.41

Hani (Caiyuan)khɤ³¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’se⁵⁵ ‘flea’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 161.30

Hani (Caiyuan)se⁵⁵phv̩⁵⁵#1235 PTB *plu ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’PLB *plu¹ ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.30

Hani (Caiyuan)se⁵⁵v̩³³#301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’Allofams1 #1168 PTB *pʷu ‘EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT’1a #301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’1b #1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’1c #1275 PTB *pu ‘BALL / EGG / ROUND OBJECT’ ‘nit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 163.30

Hani (Pijo)sjhí phu#1235 PTB *plu ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’PLB *plu¹ ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’ ‘louse’Hansson 89 AHKP: 227

Hani (Gelanghe)khɯ³¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕɛ⁵⁵ ‘flea’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Hani (Gelanghe)ɕɛ⁵⁵mɔ⁵⁵morpheme ‘louse’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Hani (Shuikui)khɯ³¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ʃɛ⁵⁵ ‘flea’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 161.32

Hani (Wordlist)seil ‘louse’Hansson 89 AHKP: 227

Hani (Shuikui)ʃɛ⁵⁵fv̩⁵⁵#1235 PTB *plu ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’PLB *plu¹ ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.32

Hani (Shuikui)ʃɛ⁵⁵v̱³³#301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’Allofams1 #1168 PTB *pʷu ‘EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT’1a #301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’1b #1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’1c #1275 PTB *pu ‘BALL / EGG / ROUND OBJECT’ ‘nit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 163.32

Hani (Khatu)sjhí phú#1235 PTB *plu ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’PLB *plu¹ ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’ ‘louse’Hansson 89 AHKP: 227

Hani (Mojiang)khɯ³¹#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ʃɛ⁵⁵ n‘flea’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0355.42

Hani (Mojiang)ʃɛ⁵⁵fv̩⁵⁵#1235 PTB *plu ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’PLB *plu¹ ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.42

Mpise⁶ ‘louse’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 007

Côông [Phunoi]sə́n n.‘louse’Matisoff 88 DL: 1197

Pyensen45 ‘louse’Shintani 09 Pyen: 024049

Silahe55 phju55#1235 PTB *plu ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’PLB *plu¹ ‘WHITE / SILVER / MONEY’ ‘louse’Kato 08 Lao: 187

Silao21morpheme he55 ‘louse’Kato 08 Lao: 187

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish10

Azhaɕɛ²¹ɬɞ²¹morpheme ‘louse (clothing)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 150

Azhaʨʰi³³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕɛ²¹ ‘flea’Pelkey 11 Phula: 149

Southern Mujiɕɛ³³ ‘louse (clothing)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 150

Southern Mujiʨʰɪ⁵⁵#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕɛ³³ ‘flea’Pelkey 11 Phula: 149

Pholaɕi⁵⁵mɔ̠²³morpheme ‘louse (clothing)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 150

Pholaʨʰi³³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕi⁵⁵ ‘flea’Pelkey 11 Phula: 149

Hlepho Phowasɿ⁵⁵ma³³morpheme ‘louse (clothing)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 150

Hlepho Phowaʦʰɿ⁵⁵#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’sɿ³³ ‘flea’Pelkey 11 Phula: 149

Phuzaɕi⁵⁵ɡɯ³³morpheme ‘louse (clothing)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 150

Phuzaʨʰi⁵⁵#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ɕi³³ ‘flea’Pelkey 11 Phula: 149

6.2Naxi18

Laze (Xiangjiao)kʰɯ˧#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ʂɯ˥ ‘flea’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 3713

Laze (Xiangjiao)qɔ˧morphemeʂɯ˧ ‘bedbug’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 3717

Laze (Xiangjiao)ʂɯ˥ʂɯ˥ʁɔ˥morpheme ‘nit, egg of louse’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 3716

Laze (Xiangjiao)ʂɯ˧mie˧suffix ‘louse’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 3714

Na (Yongning)kv˧ʂe˥$ ‘flea’morphemeMichaud 06 NaLaze

Na (Yongning)kwæ˧morphemeʂe#˥ ‘bedbug’Michaud 06 NaLaze

Na (Yongning)ʂe˧mi˧suffix ‘louse’Michaud 06 NaLaze

Na (Yongning)ʂe˩ʂv˩morpheme ‘nit, egg of louse’Michaud 06 NaLaze

Naxi (Lijiang)khɯ³³#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ʂu³³ ‘flea’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 161.28

Naxikhɯ⁵⁵#1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’PTani *kwiː ‘DOG’PKC *ʔuy ‘DOG’PCN *khjəj ‘DOG’PTk *hwɨ ‘DOG’PNN *kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’PLB *kʷəy² ‘DOG’PKar *thwíʔ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮ ‘DOG’PKar *thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’ʂu³³ n‘flea’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0355.45

Naxi (Yongning)kua³³morphemeʂe³³ ‘bedbug’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 160.29

Naxi (Yongning)ku³³morphemeʂe³³ ‘flea’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 161.29

Naxitʂuɑ³³morphemeʂu³³ n‘bedbug’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0354.45

Naxi (Lijiang)tʂuɑ³³morphemeʂu³³ ‘bedbug’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 160.28

Naxi (Yongning)ʂe³³mi³³suffix ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.29

Naxiʂu³³ n‘louse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0356.45

Naxi (Lijiang)ʂu³³ ‘louse’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 162.28

Naxiʂu³³ly³³#1427 PTB *b-lum ‘EYE / EYEBALL / HEART / ROUND OBJECT’Allofams2 #5731 PTB *s-lum ⪤ *b/m-lu(m/ŋ) ‘ROUND / ROUND OBJECT / HEART / EYEBALL’2a #690 PTB *s-lum ‘ROUND’2b #1427 PTB *b-lum ‘EYE / EYEBALL / HEART / ROUND OBJECT’2c #1381 PTB *m-lu(ŋ/m) ‘HEART / ROUND’ n‘nit’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0357.45

7Karenic17

*Karen [Burling]sun² ‘louse (head~)’Luangthongkum 13: 179

*KarenswɨNᴮ ‘louse (head~)’Luangthongkum 13: 179

*Karensən ‘louse’Benedict 72 STC: 147n401

*Karen (TP)sə́nq ‘louse’Jones 61: 48

*Karensə́nq ‘louse’Jones 61: 48

Bweθo¹¹ ‘louse (head~)’Luangthongkum 13: 179

Kayahso¹¹ ‘louse (head~)’Luangthongkum 13: 179

Kayanθɨ¹¹ ‘louse (head~)’Luangthongkum 13: 179

Kayawsɨ¹¹ ‘louse (head~)’Luangthongkum 13: 179

Pa-O (Southern)sɨ³³ ‘louse (head~)’Luangthongkum 13: 179

Pa-O (Northern)sɨ⁵⁵ ‘louse (head~)’Luangthongkum 13: 179

Pwo (Northern)sɑ̃³³ ‘louse (head~)’Luangthongkum 13: 179

Pwo (Southern)θə̃ɨ̯⁵⁵ ‘louse (head~)’Luangthongkum 13: 179

Pwo (Bassein)θə̀n ‘louse’Jones 61: 48

Pwo (Moulmein)θə́nʔ ‘louse’Jones 61: 48

Sgaw (Northern)su³¹˜ ‘louse (head~)’Luangthongkum 13: 179

Sgaw (Southern)su⁴⁵’ ‘louse (head~)’Luangthongkum 13: 179

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2652, *s(y)ar ‘LOUSE’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2652

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

References: cf. STC p.15

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2652,
  title  = {{*s(y)ar 'LOUSE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2652},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2652}
}