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*twaŋ

TOOTH / MOLAR

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary · provisional

Reconstruction analysis

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Reflexes & cognates27 reflexes · 8 subgroups

1.1“North Assam”1

Sulung [Puroik]kə³³morphemetuaŋ³³ ‘tooth’Sun H 93 SulQ

1.1.2Deng11

Darang [Taraon]tiŋ⁵³ kueŋ⁵³#637 PTB *k(w/y)aŋ ‘TUSK / MOLAR’ ‘molar’Sun H 80 MLD

Idutã ɲagamorpheme ‘toothache’Anonymous 62 Idu

Idutã-na#160 PTB *na-n/t ‘ILL / PAIN / SORE / ACHE / DIFFICULT / EVIL SPIRIT’PKC *naa-I, nat-II ‘PAINFUL / SICK’PTk *na ‘HURT’PLB *nan ⪤ *nat ‘SPIRIT / DEMON’PL *C-natᴸ ‘SPIRIT’PL *C-na¹ ‘ILL / SICK’ ‘toothache’Pulu 78

Idutã-somorpheme◦pumorpheme ‘gums’Anonymous 62 Idu

Idutã-sumorpheme ‘gums’Pulu 78

Idutãm◦bomorpheme ‘tooth’Pulu 78

Idutãm◦bromorpheme ‘tooth’Anonymous 62 Idu

Idutã◦pramorpheme ‘tooth’Anonymous 62 Idu

Idutã◦ɟam#630 PTB *gam ‘JAW / CHIN / MOLAR’◦bomorpheme ‘tooth(back)’Pulu 78

Idutã◦ɟe#632 PTB *s/p-wa ‘TOOTH’PTani *fiː ‘TOOTH’PKC *haa ‘TOOTH’PCN *p-hwa ‘TOOTH’PTk *ha ‘TOOTH’PNN *swaᴮ ‘TOOTH’PLB *swa² ‘TOOTH’PL *swa² ‘TOOTH’ ‘tooth(front)’Pulu 78

Idutia³⁵◦pɹa³⁵morpheme ‘tooth’Sun H 91 IduQ: 3.10

2.1.4Tamangish1

Thakali (Tukche)ha#632 PTB *s/p-wa ‘TOOTH’PTani *fiː ‘TOOTH’PKC *haa ‘TOOTH’PCN *p-hwa ‘TOOTH’PTk *ha ‘TOOTH’PNN *swaᴮ ‘TOOTH’PLB *swa² ‘TOOTH’PL *swa² ‘TOOTH’◦daŋ ‘molar’Matisoff 87 BP

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti1

Limbuthos◦māmorpheme◦he#632 PTB *s/p-wa ‘TOOTH’PTani *fiː ‘TOOTH’PKC *haa ‘TOOTH’PCN *p-hwa ‘TOOTH’PTk *ha ‘TOOTH’PNN *swaᴮ ‘TOOTH’PLB *swa² ‘TOOTH’PL *swa² ‘TOOTH’◦pomorpheme ‘molar’Matisoff 87 BP

2.3.2Southern Kiranti6

Bantawakhong#637 PTB *k(w/y)aŋ ‘TUSK / MOLAR’-tang-masuffix ‘molar’Rai 84 BnDc: 41

BantawakhoN#637 PTB *k(w/y)aŋ ‘TUSK / MOLAR’◦TaN◦masuffix ‘molar’Rai 85 BnDs

Bantawakhoŋ#637 PTB *k(w/y)aŋ ‘TUSK / MOLAR’◦taŋ◦masuffix ‘molar’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 33

Bantawakhoŋ#637 PTB *k(w/y)aŋ ‘TUSK / MOLAR’◦taŋ◦mamorpheme◦ ‘tooth’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 190

Bantawaküng#637 PTB *k(w/y)aŋ ‘TUSK / MOLAR’-tang-masuffix ‘molar’Rai 84 BnDc: 36

Chamlingra#1265 PTB *ra ‘MOUSTACHE / BEARD / CHIN’◦khap#278 PTB *kap ‘JAW / CHEEK / CHIN’◦tON* ‘molar’Winter 85: 30

6.1.1Burmish3

Lashitsɿ³¹#635 PTB *m-dzyway ‘TOOTH / TUSK’PLB *jway¹ ‘TOOTH / TUSK’PL *ʔ-cway¹ ‘TUSK’ thaŋ³³ ‘tooth (wisdom)’Dai 89 Lash: 3.10.4

Maru [Langsu]tsɔi³¹#635 PTB *m-dzyway ‘TOOTH / TUSK’PLB *jway¹ ‘TOOTH / TUSK’PL *ʔ-cway¹ ‘TUSK’ thauŋ³⁵ ‘molar’Dai 89 Lang: 3.10.2

Maru [Langsu]tsɔi³¹#635 PTB *m-dzyway ‘TOOTH / TUSK’PLB *jway¹ ‘TOOTH / TUSK’PL *ʔ-cway¹ ‘TUSK’ thɔ̃³¹ ‘tooth (wisdom)’Dai 89 Lang: 3.10.4

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish2

Côông [Phunoi]samorpheme◦bamorpheme tõ³¹ summorpheme ‘molar’Ferlus 91: 3.10.2

Ugongkamorpheme phᴜ̌morpheme◦(dâŋ) ‘molar’Bradley 93 Ugo: 3.10.2

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3316, *twaŋ ‘TOOTH / MOLAR’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3316

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-3316,
  title  = {{*twaŋ 'TOOTH / MOLAR'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3316},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3316}
}