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STEDT #274

*m-gal

JAW

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handlegalprefixminitialgrhymealcoverK · L

Reflexes & cognates18 reflexes · 7 subgroups

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani1

Milangcok#2034 PTB *ts(y/w)ak ‘FACE’PCN *tʃak ‘FACE’-kumorpheme-golo ‘jaw’Tayeng 76 Mil

2.1.2.1Tibetan9

Tibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)mummorpheme◦gul ‘lower jaw / mandible’Bishop 89: 3.13.1

Spitimamorpheme◦ken ‘lower jaw / mandible’Bodh 91: 3.13.1

Spitiyamorpheme◦ken ‘upper jaw / maxilla’Bodh 91: 3.13.2

Tibetan (Written)mamorpheme-mgal ‘lower jaw’Matisoff 87 BP

Tibetan (Written)mgal ‘jaw’Marrison 67 Naga

Tibetan (Written)mgal ‘chin, lower jaw’Luce 85: G.67

Tibetan (Written)mgal ‘jaw; jawbone’Matisoff 87 BP

Tibetan (Written)mgal ‘jaw’Benedict 72 STC: 119n329

Tibetan (Written)yamorpheme-mgal ‘upper jaw’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.4Tamangish2

Tamang (Sahu)māhngmorpheme◦kāl ‘jaw’Matisoff 87 BP

Tamang (Sahu)mahŋmorpheme◦kal ‘jaw’Taylor 72 TmVo: 2.20

2.3.3Central Kiranti1

Khaling'kāem#630 PTB *gam ‘JAW / CHIN / MOLAR’◦nga◦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’ ‘jaw’Matisoff 87 BP

2.3.4Western Kiranti2

Sunwar'dal◦be#271 PTB *s-bi ⪤ *s-bay ‘CHIN / CHEEK’PKC *ka- ⪤ *kha-ɓee ‘CHIN’ ‘jaw’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 33

Sunwar'dāl◦be#271 PTB *s-bi ⪤ *s-bay ‘CHIN / CHEEK’PKC *ka- ⪤ *kha-ɓee ‘CHIN’ ‘jaw’Matisoff 87 BP

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang2

Kham'gar ‘jaw’Watters 89 KhQ: 2.A.20

Kham'gār ‘jaw’Matisoff 87 BP

4Nungic1

Trung [Dulong]mal⁴⁴#1188 PTB *s-myal ‘FACE’ kăl⁴⁴ ‘cheek’Matisoff 87 BP

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #274, *m-gal ‘JAW’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/274

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

References: >*m-ŋal

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-274,
  title  = {{*m-gal 'JAW'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #274},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/274}
}