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STEDT #3372

*m(r/y)a

MANY / MUCH
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Connections

HPTB*mra ⪤ *mya ‘much / many’pp. 80, 169

Reflexes & cognates67 reflexes · 9 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmanmra ⪤ mya ‘much / many’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 602

2.1.1Western Himalayish1

2.1.2.1Tibetan1

Tibetan (Written)bra-basuffix v.‘have / be in great plenty, abound’Benedict 72 STC: 148

3.2Qiangic1

Manyaktəprefix◦bra ‘much’Benedict 72 STC: 148

6.1.1Burmish5

Burmese (Written)myâ ‘many ( cf. ə-mrok ə-mrâ )’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)əprefix-myâ ‘many ( cf. ə-mrok ə-mrâ )’Benedict 76 WBur

6.1.2Loloish4

*LoloishC-mya² ‘many’Bradley 79 PLo: 752
*LoloishC-mya² ‘many’Hansson 89 AHKP: 43
*Loloishʔəprefix-Cprefix-mya³ ‘many’Bradley 79 PLo: 752
*Loloishʔəprefix-Cprefix-mya¹ ‘many’Bradley 79 PLo: 752

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish10

Gazhuoȵa³¹ adj‘many / much’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0987.47
Nusu (Northern)mia³⁵ ‘many / much’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Central)mia⁵⁵ adj‘many / much’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0987.34
Nusu (Southern)miɑ⁵⁵ ‘many / much’Sun J 86 Nusu
Yi (Nanhua)myo²¹ adj‘many / much’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0987.37

6.1.2.2Central Loloish21

Lahu (Black)mᴀ⁵³ ‘many / much’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 819.33
Lahu (Yellow)mɛ³ ‘many / much’Chang 86
Lisu (Northern)a²¹morphememja³⁵ A‘many; a great deal; wide range of; abundant’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)a²¹morphememja³⁵ mja³⁵morpheme ‘very many’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)a²¹morphemeɲa³⁵ A‘a lot; many’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)a³³morphememja³³ A‘how many; amount’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)a³³morphememja³³tɕhi³³morpheme ‘about how many’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Central)a⁵morpheme-myá² ‘many’Fraser 22
Lisumiɑ³¹ adj‘many / much’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0987.40
Lisu (Central)myá⁵ ‘many’Fraser 22
Lisu (Northern)thø³³morphememja³³ ‘so many (much)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisuȵɛ³¹morpheme ; miɛ³¹ ‘many / much’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 819.27
Lisuɑ̱³³morpheme miɑ³³ intg‘how many / how much’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0958.40
Lisuɑ̱³³morphememiɑ³³mɑ̱³³morpheme intg‘how many (a small number)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0959.40
Lisuɑ⁴⁴morphememiɛ⁴⁴; ɑ⁴⁴morphemeȵɛ⁴⁴ ‘how many / much’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 989.27
Lisu (Northern)ɣɔ³⁵morphememja³³ ‘that many (much)’Bradley 94 Lisu

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish28

Akha (Yunnan)ámorpheme mjaq ‘how many’Hansson 89 AHKP: 467
Akha (Thai)ámorpheme◦mjàq ‘how many’Hansson 89 AHKP: 1
Akha (Thai)ámorpheme◦mjaq ‘how many’Hansson 89 AHKP: 467
Akha (Yunnan)jɔmorpheme mjà ‘many’Hansson 89 AHKP: 43
Bisuʔaŋprefix◦bjà ‘many’Bradley 9x Bisu
Hani (Lüchun)hámorpheme mjàq ‘how many’Hansson 89 AHKP: 1
Hani (Dazhai)mja³¹ ‘many / much’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 819.31
Hani (Lüchun)xa⁵⁵#5590 PTB *ka ‘WHICH / LIKE / DEICTIC / INTERROGATIVE’Allofams1a #5590 PTB *ka ‘WHICH / LIKE / DEICTIC / INTERROGATIVE’1b #5735 PTB *kay ‘WHICH / LIKE / DEICTIC’1c #5589 PTB *kaŋ ‘WHICH / LIKE / DEICTIC’mja̱³³mo⁵⁵morpheme intg‘how many (a small number) (things)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0959.41
Hani (Caiyuan)mɔ³¹ ‘many / much’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 819.30
Hani (Gelanghe)a⁵⁵morphememja̱³³ ‘how many / how much’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Gelanghe)mja³¹ ‘many / much’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Wordlist)halmorpheme◦miav ‘how many’Hansson 89 AHKP: 467
Hani (Shuikui)mɔ³¹ ‘many / much’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 819.32
Mpimjo¹ ‘many’Hansson 89 AHKP: 43
Mpimjo¹ ‘many’Srinuan 76

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3372, *m(r/y)a ‘MANY / MUCH’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3372
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC#148, HPTB pp. 80, 169
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-3372,
  title  = {{*m(r/y)a 'MANY / MUCH'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3372},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3372}
}