*zril

WORM

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlezrilinitialzrrhymeilcoverS · L

Connections

HPTB*zril ‘worm’pp. 78, 79, 188, 388, 410, 412, 425

Chinese comparandum

蟺 OC *d̂i̯ɑn, GSR #148p; Mand. shān;
螾 OC *di̯ən, GSR #450j; B & S 2011: *m-qərʔ {[m-q](r)ə[r]ʔ}; Mand. yīn;
蚓 OC *di̯ĕn, GSR #371c; B & S 2011: *m-qərʔ {[m-q](r)ə[r]ʔ}; Mand. yīn.

Reflexes & cognates26 reflexes · 5 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmanzril ‘worm’Chou 72: 148p

*Tibeto-Burmanzril ‘worm’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 621

1.2.1.1Northern Chin2

Thadotil ‘earthworm’Chou 72: 148p

Thadotil ‘earthworm’Benedict 72 STC: 171n457

2.1.2.1Tibetan11

Tibetan (Written)dɑ́rmorpheme-srin ‘worm (silk)’Jäschke 1881

Tibetan (Written)ḥbu#2178 PTB *bəw ‘INSECT / SNAKE / VERMIN / BUG’PTani *bɯ ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯ-rem ‘PYTHON’PLB *bəw² ‘INSECT / VERMIN / BUG / SNAKE’-srin ‘worm / insect / any small vermin’Jäschke 1881

Tibetan (Written)kʻoŋmorpheme-srín ‘worm (intestinal)’Jäschke 1881

Tibetan (Written)rgyumorpheme-srín ‘worm (intestinal)’Jäschke 1881

Tibetan (Written)sril ‘worm (silk)’Jäschke 1881

Tibetan (Written)sril / srin(-bu#2178 PTB *bəw ‘INSECT / SNAKE / VERMIN / BUG’PTani *bɯ ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯ-rem ‘PYTHON’PLB *bəw² ‘INSECT / VERMIN / BUG / SNAKE’) ‘worm / silkworm’Benedict 72 STC: 15n53

Tibetan (Written)sril / srin(-bu#2178 PTB *bəw ‘INSECT / SNAKE / VERMIN / BUG’PTani *bɯ ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯ-rem ‘PYTHON’PLB *bəw² ‘INSECT / VERMIN / BUG / SNAKE’) ‘worm (silk-worm)’Benedict 72 STC: 37n121

Tibetan (Written)srin-bu#2178 PTB *bəw ‘INSECT / SNAKE / VERMIN / BUG’PTani *bɯ ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯ-rem ‘PYTHON’PLB *bəw² ‘INSECT / VERMIN / BUG / SNAKE’ ‘insect / worm / vermin’Jäschke 1881

Tibetan (Written)srín-bu#2178 PTB *bəw ‘INSECT / SNAKE / VERMIN / BUG’PTani *bɯ ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯ-rem ‘PYTHON’PLB *bəw² ‘INSECT / VERMIN / BUG / SNAKE’ memorpheme-ḥkʻyérmorpheme ‘worm (glow)’Jäschke 1881

Tibetan (Written)srin-ḥbu#2178 PTB *bəw ‘INSECT / SNAKE / VERMIN / BUG’PTani *bɯ ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯ-rem ‘PYTHON’PLB *bəw² ‘INSECT / VERMIN / BUG / SNAKE’ ‘worm / insect / any small vermin’Jäschke 1881

Tibetan (Written)srin◦bu#2178 PTB *bəw ‘INSECT / SNAKE / VERMIN / BUG’PTani *bɯ ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯ-rem ‘PYTHON’PLB *bəw² ‘INSECT / VERMIN / BUG / SNAKE’ ‘worm’Marrison 67 Naga

6.1.1Burmish7

Burmese (Rangoon)ti²² n‘earthworm’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0363.27

Burmese (Spoken Rangoon)ti²² ‘earthworm’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 166.40

Burmese (Written)ti ‘earthworm’Chou 72: 148p

Burmese (Written)ti ‘earthworm’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)ti ‘earthworm’Benedict 72 STC: 171n457

Burmese (Written)ti² n‘earthworm’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0363.26

Burmese (Written)ti² ‘earthworm’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 166.39

9.0.1Old Chinese6

Chinese (Old/Mid)di̯ĕn/i̯ĕn ‘earthworm’Chou 72: 371c

Chinese (Old/Mid)di̯ĕn/i̯ĕn: ‘earthworm’Karlgren 57 GSR: 371c

Chinese (Old/Mid)d̑i̯ɑn/źi̯ɑ̈n ‘earthworm’Chou 72: 148p

Chinese (Old/Mid)d̂i̯ɑn/źi̯ɑ̈n: ‘worm’Karlgren 57 GSR: 148p

Chinese (Old/Mid)di̯ən/i̯ĕn ‘earthworm’Chou 72: 450j

Chinese (Old/Mid)di̯ən/i̯ĕn: ‘earthworm’Karlgren 57 GSR: 450j

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2808, *zril ‘WORM’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2808

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

References: cf. HPTB pp. 78, 79, 188, 388, 410, 412, 425; STC p.15

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2808,
  title  = {{*zril 'WORM'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2808},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2808}
}