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STEDT #311

*pya-n/t/s

FART / SHIT
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlepye-initialp(y)rhymee-s/tcoverP · VTS

Connections

Allofams#312, *grwa ‘BIRCH’

Notes

All three apical suffixes (-s, -t, -n) are attested in this interesting root. See HPTB:439-479.

The reflexes of this root overlap to some extent with those of #575 PTB *baːl SHIT / EXCREMENT / FILTH / BOWELS, leading one to suspect that they are ultimately related.

Chinese comparandum

The Chinese comparandum has not been reconstructed for Old Chinese. However, its semantic content is such that it might not have appeared in ancient literary sources.

Reflexes & cognates64 reflexes · 23 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmanpyen ⪤ pyet ‘fart’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 609

1.1.2Deng3

Kaman [Miju]tə́prefix-tprefix◦pʻɪ̂t v.‘fart’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1193
Kaman [Miju]tɯ³¹prefix pʰit⁵⁵ n.‘fart’Sun H 80 MLD
Kaman [Miju]tprefix◦pʻɪ̂t v.‘fart’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1193

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1

Sema [Sumi]¹aprefix¹pi²imorpheme v.‘fart’Weidert 87 TBTo: 411

1.3.3Zeme Group3

Liangmeinprefix-bi v.‘fart’Weidert 87 TBTo: 411
Rongmei / Nruanghmeibɔ́ ‘stool / excrement’Weidert 87 TBTo: 469
Zeme«¹n◦⁵bi»-¹ke⁴cu v.‘fart’prefix · morpheme · morphemeWeidert 87 TBTo: 411

1.3.4Tangkhulic1

Tangkhulphon kaprefix-chungmorpheme ‘flatulent; fart’Matisoff 87 BP

1.5Mikir [Karbi]3

Mikir [Karbi]keprefix◦phé v.‘fart’Weidert 87 TBTo: 115
Mikir [Karbi]phe kemorpheme-dosuffix ‘flatulent; fart’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.2Bodic3

Tshona (Wenlang)pʰe⁵⁵ ‘fart’Lu 86 CuoM
Tshona (Mama)pʰɛʔ⁵³ ‘fart’Sun H 80 MLD

2.1.2.1Tibetan3

Spitiphen ‘fart’Bodh 91: 11.7
Tibetan (Written)ḥphyen / phyen ‘flatulence’Benedict 72 STC: 99n283
Tibetan (Written)pʻyen ‘flatulent; fart’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.4Tamangish3

Chantyalphẽs ◦pi◦rimorpheme-wasuffix ‘fart’Noonan 92: 11.7
Tamang (Sahu)phe ‘flatulent; fart’Matisoff 87 BP

2.3Kiranti1

*Kirantipi- (?pe-) v.‘fart’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 62

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti8

Limbuphep māmorpheme ‘flatulent; fart’Matisoff 87 BP
Limbupheq◦matmorpheme ‘fart’Michailovsky 89 Lm
Limbupheq◦rmorpheme- v.‘fart at (so.)’Michailovsky 89 Lm
Limbupheʔ◦rmorpheme- v.‘fart at’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 62
Limbupheːs- (phe)morpheme v.‘fart’Michailovsky 89 Lm
Limbupheːs-(u)morpheme v.‘fart’Weidert 87 TBTo: 115
Limbupheː◦mamorpheme v.‘fart’Weidert 87 TBTo: 115
Yakhapiːʔ◦maːmorpheme ‘fart’Kohn 90: 11.7

2.3.2Southern Kiranti8

Bantawabhe v.‘fart’Rai 85 BnDs
Bantawabhes- v.i.‘fart’Rai 84 BnDc: 13
Bantawabhett- v.‘fart at’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 62
Chamlingbhis-(a)morpheme ‘fart’Winter 85: 6
Chamlingbhis-amorpheme v.‘fart’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 62
Kulungbes-asuffix v.‘fart’Rai 75 Kul

2.3.3Central Kiranti5

Dumipiː- v.‘fart’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 62
Dumipiːʔ◦khiːmmorpheme ‘fart’Driem 93 Dumi
Dumipiː◦nɨmorpheme ‘fart’Driem 93 Dumi
Khaling'pik◦mömorpheme ‘fart’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 62

2.3.4Western Kiranti2

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang4

Chepang (Eastern)peʔ◦naʔmorpheme v‘fart’Caughley 90 CheQ: 11.7
Magarben n‘shit’Matisoff 87 BP
Magarben kāmorpheme-kesuffix v.‘shit’Matisoff 87 BP

3.3rGyalrongic1

4Nungic1

Trung [Dulong]pi⁴⁴ del³̯²̯morpheme ‘flatulent; fart’Matisoff 87 BP

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish2

Nasupi̱²¹ ‘fart’Chen 86 Yi: 11.7
Nesubi²¹ thɤ²¹morpheme ‘fart’Chen 86 Yi: 11.7

6.1.2.2Central Loloish3

Sani [Nyi]bi²¹ɬɤ²¹morpheme ‘fart’Chen 86 Yi: 11.7
Sani [Nyi]bi²¹ɬɯ²¹morpheme v‘fart’Sani ɬɯ²¹ ‘to let go, release’.Wu 84

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish1

Akhau˯morpheme k'a˯morpheme pyeh˯-eumorpheme ‘flatulent; fart’Matisoff 87 BP

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #311, *pya-n/t/s ‘FART / SHIT’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/311
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-311,
  title  = {{*pya-n/t/s 'FART / SHIT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #311},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/311}
}