*gra

CHEEK / JAW

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Notes

This etymon seems valid, but further confirmation would be welcome.

Reflexes & cognates5 reflexes · 5 subgroups

1.2.3Maraic1

Lothvo (Hiranpi)hră⁴kuə³#267 PTB *k(w)aŋ ‘CHEEK / JAW / CHIN / FACE’ ‘jaw / chin’Luce 85: P.1

1.3.3Zeme Group1

Liangmeicha◦byang#264 PTB *m-b(y/r)aŋ ‘CHEEK’PKC *ɓiaŋ ‘CHEEK’ ‘cheek’Marrison 67 Naga

2.1.1Western Himalayish1

Kanaurikya◦ṅölmorpheme ‘jaw’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.4Tamangish1

Manang (Gyaru)gro¹ ma²suffix ‘cheek’Nagano 84 Man: 023

6.1.2.2Central Loloish1

Lahu (Black)pâ#268 PTB *m/s-ba ‘CHEEK / JAW / CHIN’PLB *ba² ‘CHEEK’PKar *Ɂbɔᴬ ‘NECK, CHEEK’-kâ ‘cheek’Matisoff 87 BP

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #266, *gra ‘CHEEK / JAW’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/266

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-266,
  title  = {{*gra 'CHEEK / JAW'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #266},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/266}
}