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STEDT #2721

*twi(y)

SWEET

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Tani*tiː ‘SWEET’JS-HCST: 87

Kuki-Chin*tuuy ‘TASTY / DELICIOUS’PKC #237

Connections

HPTB*twi(y) ‘sweet’p. 197

Reflexes & cognates50 reflexes · 15 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmantwi(y) ‘sweet’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 616

*Tibeto-Burmantwi(y) ‘sweet’Benedict 72 STC: 166

1.1.1Tani1

*Tanitiː ‘sweet’Sun J 93 HCST: 410

1.1.1.1Western Tani21

Apatanití-hi#3512 PTB *h(i/u)l ‘SWEET’ ‘sweet’Sun J 93 Tani

Apataniti-hiʔ#3512 PTB *h(i/u)l ‘SWEET’ ‘sweet’Sun J 93 Tani

Apatanití-srɯ ‘taste of sugar’Sun J 93 Tani

Apatanitiʔ ‘sweet’Sun J 93 HCST

Apatanitiʔ ‘sweet’Sun J 93 Tani

Bengniti(-təŋ) ‘sweet’Sun J 93 Tani

Bengniti-təŋ ‘sweet’Sun J 93 HCST

Bengniti-tɯŋ kɯ-rɯŋ ‘very sweet’Sun J 93 Tani

Bokartiː-po ‘sweet’Sun J 93 HCST

Bokartiː-po ‘sweet’Sun J 93 Tani

Bokartiː◦po ‘sweet’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1073.24

Bokar Lhobatiː po ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.51

Galonam#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’◦tii adj.‘sweet-smelling’GLDC 09 Galo

Galotii◦hir#3512 PTB *h(i/u)l ‘SWEET’ adj.‘sweet’GLDC 09 Galo

Galotii◦namsuffix vi.‘sweet’GLDC 09 Galo

Galotiː-namsuffix v‘sweet’Das Gupta 63 Gal

Galotiː◦ne ‘sweet’Das Gupta 63 Gal

Miri, Hillti◦shir ‘sweet’Simon 76 Miri

Nishingtí◦sar ‘sweet’Das Gupta 69 Daf

Taginci◦pumorpheme ‘sweet’Das Gupta 83 Tag

Taginsiniloanword matermorpheme-bɤmorpheme ci◦pumorpheme◦domorpheme ‘sugar is sweet’Das Gupta 83 Tag

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani2

Padam [Abor]tɯ ‘sweet’Sun J 93 HCST

Mishing [Miri]tiː ‘sweet’Sun J 93 HCST

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chintuuy ‘TASTY / DELICIOUS’VanBik 09 PKC: 237

1.2.1.1Northern Chin1

Thadotǔuy-I, tùuy-II v‘have good taste’VanBik 09 PKC: 237

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lushai [Mizo]túi be v.‘tasty, be delicious’VanBik 09 PKC: 237

Lushai [Mizo]tui ‘nice (to taste / smell)’Benedict 72 STC: 166

1.7.1.1Bodo10

Bododə́y v‘sweet’Bhat 68 Boro

Bododəy◦rə́m ‘slightly sweet’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodogəmorpheme◦dəy ‘sweet’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodogəmorpheme◦dəy krí ‘slightly sweet’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodokəyrəmmorpheme dəy◦rəm ‘slightly sour and slightly sweet’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodomemorpheme◦tay ‘sweet’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodomimorpheme◦tay ‘sweet’Bhat 68 Boro

Dimasadi ⪤ gidi ‘sweet’Benedict 72 STC: 166

Dimasadi◦ba ‘sweet’Marrison 67 Naga

Kokboroktəy ‘sweet’Tripuri 88

1.7.1.2Garo2

Garotśi ‘sweet’Benedict 72 STC: 166

Garo (Bangladesh)chi•-asuffix vi‘sweet’Burling 03 Garo: 3.682-II:idx

1.7.1.4Deori3

Deori/Deuriji-bamorpheme ‘sweet’Jacquesson 05 Deuri

Deori/Deuriji²-rimorpheme ‘sweet’Jacquesson 05 Deuri

Deori/Deuriji◦bamorpheme◦remorpheme ‘sweet’Brown 95: 71

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

*Northern Nagatuəy ‘sweet’French 83: 562

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1

Wanchoti ‘sweet’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.3.1Jingpho6

Jingphodùi ‘sweet’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 71

Jingphodwi ‘sweet’Marrison 67 Naga

Jingphodəwi ⪤ dwi ‘sweet’Benedict 72 STC: 166

Jingphotui³¹ ‘sweet’Liu 84

Jingphotui³¹ ‘sweet’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1073.19

Jingphotui³¹ ‘sweet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 888.47

1.7.3.2Asakian1

Sakkyi ‘sweet’Huziwara 08 Sak: 93

2.1.1Western Himalayish1

Pattani [Manchati]wəi ‘sweet’Sharma, D.D. 82 TH

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2721, *twi(y) ‘SWEET’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2721

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

References: STC#166

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2721,
  title  = {{*twi(y) 'SWEET'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2721},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2721}
}