Reconstruction analysis
handlem/s-baprefixm/sinitialbrhymeacoverP · V
Intermediate reconstructions
Lolo-Burmese*ba² ‘CHEEK’
Connections
HPTB*ba-y ‘cheek’p. 486
See alsoPLB *ba²
Notes
This root is independent from #271 PTB *s-bi ⪤ *s-bay CHIN / CHEEK, despite a certain phonological resemblance between the two. The independence of the two roots is demonstrated by their co-occurrence in compounds, e.g. Lahu pâ-pi(-li) ‘dimple’ and pâ-pì-qu ‘chin’.
Reflexes & cognates124 reflexes · 14 subgroups
1.2Kuki-Chin1
1.2.4“Old Kuki”1
3.2Qiangic2
3.3rGyalrongic1
3.3.1rGyalrong7
rGyalrongtəprefix ɕpa ru#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’Dai 89 Jiar: 3.11.1
rGyalrong (Northern)təprefix◦kmorpheme mba ɕɛru#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’Sun H 91 rNQ: 3.11.1
rGyalrong (Northern)təprefix◦ɣəmorpheme mba rme#368 PTB *r-(n/m)ey ‘HAIR OF HEAD’ ‘beard / moustache’Sun H 91 rNQ: 8.1.2
rGyalrong (Eastern)wuʒ#284 PTB *(t)s-wa(s/r) ‘CHEEK / BUTTOCK / CHIN’ ba◦ru#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’Sun H 91 rEQ: 3.11.1
5Tujia1
6.1Lolo-Burmese1
6.1.1Burmish23
Achang (Xiandao)pɤ³¹ʐam³⁵#262 PTB *s-gram ‘CHEEK / FACE / JAW’ n‘cheek’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0083.29
Burmese (Written)pâ-khyit#281 PTB *kyit ⪤ *krik ‘LOWER JAW’-rûi#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’ ‘lower jaw’Matisoff 87 BP
Burmese (Written)pâ-rûi#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’ ‘upper jaw’Matisoff 87 BP
Burmese (Written)pâ-rûi#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’Matisoff 87 BP
Burmese (Written)pā:◦khuit#281 PTB *kyit ⪤ *krik ‘LOWER JAW’◦rui:#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’ ‘jaw’Marrison 67 Naga
6.1.2Loloish6
6.1.2.1Northern Loloish13
6.1.2.2Central Loloish34
Ahibo²¹ ko̱³³morpheme ɣɯ²¹#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’Luo 90: 3.11.1
Ahibo²¹ lo³³morpheme tʂɑ²²#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’ ‘molar’Luo 90: 3.10.2
Lahu (Black)pâ-cɨ̂ʔ#1232 PTB *n-dzi-k ‘HAIR (HEAD)’PL *tsi¹ ‘HAIR (HEAD)’-mu#363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’MesorootsPKC *mul ⪤ *hmul ‘HAIR (body) / FUR / WOOL’Allofams1 #363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’1a #1429 PTB *s-mu-t ‘BEARD / FACIAL HAIR / HAIR’1b #2058 PTB *mum ‘CHIN / BEARD’ ‘beard’Matisoff 88 DL: 807
Lahu (Black)pâ-g̈ɔ̂#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’ ‘jaw / cheekbone’Matisoff 87 BP
Lahu (Black)pâ-pi#271 PTB *s-bi ⪤ *s-bay ‘CHIN / CHEEK’PKC *ka- ⪤ *kha-ɓee ‘CHIN’(-li#287 PTB *li ‘CHIN / DIMPLE’) ‘dimple, cleft in chin’Matisoff 87 BP
Lahu (Black)pâ-pì#271 PTB *s-bi ⪤ *s-bay ‘CHIN / CHEEK’PKC *ka- ⪤ *kha-ɓee ‘CHIN’-qu#2057 PTB *s-kow ‘CHIN’ ‘chin’Matisoff 87 BP
Lahu (Black)pᴀ⁵³tsɿ⁵⁴#1232 PTB *n-dzi-k ‘HAIR (HEAD)’PL *tsi¹ ‘HAIR (HEAD)’ ‘beard’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 246.33
Sani [Nyi]bɑ²¹ ni⁵⁵#2052 PTB *ney ‘CHEEK / CHIN’ ɣɯ²¹#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’Wu 84: 24.3
Sani [Nyi]bɑ²¹n̩⁴⁴#681 PTB *s-myak ‘EYE’MesorootsPCN *mjak ⪤ *hmik ‘EYE’PLB *s-myak ‘EYE’Allofams1 #33 PTB *s-myak ⪤ *s-mik ‘EYE’1a #682 PTB *s-mik ‘EYE’1b #681 PTB *s-myak ‘EYE’zɑ²¹#2034 PTB *ts(y/w)ak ‘FACE’PCN *tʃak ‘FACE’ ‘cheek’Chen 86 Yi: 3.11
Sani [Nyi]bɒ²¹ni⁵⁵#2052 PTB *ney ‘CHEEK / CHIN’ɣɯ²¹#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’ ‘cheek’Wu 84
6.1.2.3Southern Loloish23
Akhaba˯ ngeuˇ#2059 PTB *ŋam ‘CHIN / CHEEK / JAW’ (ngeuˇ)#2059 PTB *ŋam ‘CHIN / CHEEK / JAW’ ‘jaw’Matisoff 87 BP
Hani (Lüchun)ba³¹tshu⁵⁵morphemetshu⁵⁵morpheme v.‘embrace a child cheek to cheek’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1575.41
7Karenic16
8Bai3
Cite this entry
STEDT etymon #268,
*m/s-ba ‘CHEEK / JAW / CHIN’.Stable link:
https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/268Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. HPTB pp.486
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-268,
title = {{*m/s-ba 'CHEEK / JAW / CHIN'}},
author = {STEDT},
year = {2017},
note = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #268},
url = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/268}
}