Reconstruction analysis
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Notes
This curious etymon has so far been found only in a couple of Kiranti languages, Limbu and Hayu. The meaning seems to be specifically PUBIC HAIR (of either sex). It seems to bear no relationship to any etymon reconstructed with the general meaning BODY HAIR. It is included in this section for convenience, since Limbu hi-rā-mu-rik contains VAGINA as its first element.
Reflexes & cognates2 reflexes · 1 subgroup
2.3.1Eastern Kiranti2
Limbuhi#664 PTB *(h/k)ay ‘VAGINA’PTk *haj ‘VAGINA’-rāmorpheme-mu#363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’MesorootsPKC *mul ⪤ *hmul ‘HAIR (body) / FUR / WOOL’Allofams1 #363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’1a #1429 PTB *s-mu-t ‘BEARD / FACIAL HAIR / HAIR’1b #2058 PTB *mum ‘CHIN / BEARD’-rik ‘female pubic hair’Matisoff 87 BP
Limbule#1284 PTB *m-ley ⪤ *m-li ‘PENIS’MesorootsPL *(n)-li² ‘PENIS’Allofams114 #1285 PTB *m-(l/n)ey ⪤ *m-li ‘PENIS’114a #1284 PTB *m-ley ⪤ *m-li ‘PENIS’114b #545 PTB *m-ney ‘PENIS’◦mu#363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’MesorootsPKC *mul ⪤ *hmul ‘HAIR (body) / FUR / WOOL’Allofams1 #363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’1a #1429 PTB *s-mu-t ‘BEARD / FACIAL HAIR / HAIR’1b #2058 PTB *mum ‘CHIN / BEARD’◦rik ‘hair (pubic)’Matisoff 87 BP
Cite this entry
STEDT etymon #3428,
*rik ‘PUBIC HAIR’.Stable link:
https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3428Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: ("Him") only in Limbu, Hayu
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-3428,
title = {{*rik 'PUBIC HAIR'}},
author = {STEDT},
year = {2017},
note = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3428},
url = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3428}
}