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STEDT #2789

*r-yaːŋ

LIGHT (WEIGHT), LIGHTWEIGHT
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handleyaːŋprefixrinitialyrhymeaːŋcoverL · N

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*yaaŋ-I, yaan-II ‘LIGHT (weight)’PKC #1214

Connections

HPTB (PLB)*laŋ¹ ‘lightweight’p. 265
HPTB*r-yaːŋ ‘lightweight’pp. 127, 128, 263, 268

Chinese comparandum

輕 OC *k’i̯ĕng, GSR #831o ‘light (weight)’; Schuessler 2007:432 *kheŋ; B & S 2011: *kʰeŋ {[kʰ]eŋ}; Mand. qīng.

Comment: Cf. STC #328; NNaga.

Reflexes & cognates77 reflexes · 24 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmanr-yaːŋ ‘lightweight’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 620
*Tibeto-Burmanr-yaːŋ ‘light (weight)’Benedict 72 STC: 328

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinyaaŋ-I, yaan-II ‘LIGHT (weight)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1214

1.2.1.1Northern Chin4

Thadozâang-I, zàan-II ‘light (weight)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1214
Tiddimzaːng¹ > zaːn¹ vi‘light’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 2008
Tiddimzaːŋ¹/zaːn¹ ‘light ...’Bhaskararao 94 TCV
Tiddimˊzaːŋ/ˋzaːn vi‘light’Henderson 65 TidC

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin2

Cho (Mindat)yang be v.‘light, as load’VanBik 09 PKC: 1214
Khumijang ‘thin, light, not heavy, portable’VanBik 09 PKC: 1214

1.2.2Central Chin6

Lai (Hakha)zâaŋ-I, zǎan-II ‘light (not heavy)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1214
Lai (Falam)záaŋ-I, zàan-II ‘light (not heavy)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1214
Lushai [Mizo]zǎang-I, zàan-II be v.‘light in weight, to be easy, buoyant, pleasurable’VanBik 09 PKC: 1214
Lushai [Mizo]zâng adj‘light (of weight)’Marrison 67 Naga
Lushai [Mizo]zaːŋ ‘light weight’Benedict 72 STC: 328

1.2.4“Old Kuki”1

Sorbungjaaŋ ‘light (weight)’Mortensen 11 Sorbung: Verbs.020

1.3“Naga” Areal Group1

Maringyang adj‘light (of weight)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.3Zeme Group1

Puironyang◦numorpheme adj‘light (of weight)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.4Meithei1

Meitheiyang◦bamorpheme adj‘light (of weight)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.5Mikir [Karbi]2

Mikir [Karbi]ardžaŋ ‘light weight’Benedict 72 STC: 328
Mikir [Karbi]arjang adj‘light (of weight)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.1.1Bodo5

Bodorezeŋ ‘light (weight)’Bhat 68 Boro
Bodorezeŋ ‘light (in weight)’Bhat 68 Boro
Bodorezyeŋ ‘light (weight)’Bhat 68 Boro
Dimasaredžeŋ ‘light weight’Benedict 72 STC: 328
Dimasarejeng◦yabamorpheme adj‘light (of weight)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.1.2Garo1

Garoritprefix◦tśeŋ ‘light weight’Benedict 72 STC: 328

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

*Northern Nagagyaŋ ‘light(-weight)’French 83: 512

1.7.3.1Jingpho5

Jingphotsang adj‘light (of weight)’Marrison 67 Naga
Jingphotsaŋ ‘light weight’Benedict 72 STC: 328
Jingphotsa̱ŋ³³ adj‘light’Liu 84
Jingphotsa̱ŋ³³ ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.19
Jingphotsa̱ŋ³³ adj‘light’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 829.47

2.1.2Bodic7

Tsangla (Central)yang◦pusuffix ‘light’Andvik 93: 144
Tsangla (Motuo)jaŋ⁵⁵pu⁵⁵suffix adj.‘light’Zhang Jichuan 86
Tsangla (Motuo)jaŋ◦posuffix adj‘light’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 829.7
Tshona (Wenlang)jɑŋ³⁵bu⁵⁵suffix adj.‘light’Lu 86 CuoM
Tshona (Mama)jᴀŋ¹³po⁵³suffix adj‘light’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 829.6
Motuo Menbajaŋ posuffix ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.07
Cuona Menbajaŋ³⁵po⁵³suffix ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.06

2.1.2.1Tibetan16

Tibetan (Alike)jaŋ mosuffix ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.05
Tibetan (Amdo:Zeku)jaŋ mosuffix adj‘light’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 829.5
Tibetan (Amdo:Zeku)yaŋ-mosuffix ‘light’Sun J 85 Amdo: 445
Tibetan (Balti)yʌŋ◦mo·suffix ‘light’Rangan 75: 49
Tibetan (Batang)jõ¹³mᴜ⁵³suffix ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.03
Tibetan (Jirel)yen.gemorpheme adj‘light (of things, weight)’Hale 73 CSD: 12b.04
Tibetan (Khams:Dege)joŋ¹³mo⁵³suffix adj‘light’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 829.3
Tibetan (Lhasa)jaŋ¹³ko⁵⁵morpheme ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.02
Tibetan (Lhasa)jaŋ¹⁵ko⁵³morpheme adj‘light’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 829.2
Tibetan (Written)jaŋ posuffix adj‘light’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 829.1
Tibetan (Written)jaŋs posuffix ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.01
Tibetan (Written)yang.momorpheme ‘light’Sun J 85 TbGl: 445
Tibetan (Written)yaṅ◦posuffix adj‘light (of weight)’Marrison 67 Naga
Tibetan (Written)yaŋ-posuffix ‘light weight’Benedict 72 STC: 328
Tibetan (Xiahe)jaŋ mosuffix ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.04

2.1.4Tamangish10

*TGTMᴮʰjaŋ ‘light’Mazaudon 94 These: 826
Tamang (Sahu)'yāng◦pāsuffix adj‘light (of things, weight)’Hale 73 CSD: 12b.04
Tamang (Sahu)'yaŋ◦pasuffix adj.‘light’Taylor 72 TmVo: 12.B.4
Tamang (Sahu)²jaŋ ‘light (in weight)’Mazaudon 94 These: 826
Thakaliyāng-pasuffix adj‘light (of things, weight)’Hale 73 CSD: 12b.04
Thakali (Marpha)⁵⁵'⁴⁴jaŋ-mumorpheme ‘light’Mazaudon 94 These: 826
Thakali (Tukche)jaŋ-pɔsuffix adj.‘light’Hari 71a ThVo: 12.B.4

2.2Newar3

Newaryau̩ adj‘light (of things, weight)’Hale 73 CSD: 12b.04
Newar (Kathmandu)yãũ ‘lightweight’Genetti 90 Kath
Newar (Dolakhali)yeŋ◦gɔumorpheme ‘lightweight’Genetti 90 Dola

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti2

Athpare (Rai)yaŋ◦namorpheme ‘light (of weight)’Ebert 97 Athpare
Limbujaŋ◦jaŋ◦basuffix ‘light in weight’Michailovsky 89 Lm

3.2Qiangic5

Guiqiongjɑ̃³¹wu⁵⁵morpheme ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.16
Qiang (Longxi)dʑó ‘lightweight’Evans 99 Qiang: 1463
Qiang (Mianchi)ʑóu ‘lightweight’Evans 99 Qiang: 1463
Xumijõ³⁵ ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.17
Xumiɑ³³prefixjɔ̃³³jɔ̃⁵⁵ adj‘light’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 829.20

3.3rGyalrongic2

Daofugɛmorpheme ɣje ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.12
Daofuɣjə ɣje ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.12

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

*Lolo-Burmeselaŋ¹ ‘lightweight’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 599

6.1.1Burmish3

Achang (Longchuan)ʑaŋ⁵⁵ ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.28
Achang (Longchuan)ʑaŋ⁵⁵ adj‘light’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 829.41
Achang (Xiandao)jaŋ⁵⁵ ‘light (weight)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1015.29

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish1

Mpijoŋ⁵ ‘light (not (heavy)’Srinuan 76

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2789, *r-yaːŋ ‘LIGHT (WEIGHT), LIGHTWEIGHT’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2789
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: STC#328
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2789,
  title  = {{*r-yaːŋ 'LIGHT (WEIGHT), LIGHTWEIGHT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2789},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2789}
}