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STEDT #3435

*m-ta:y

STING (as bee) / SCOLD (a person)

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · provisional

Reconstruction analysis

handleta:yinitialtrhymea:y > PLcoverT · W

Intermediate reconstructions

Lolo-Burmese*N-day² ‘STING / SCOLD’

Karenic*(dəŋᴮ)Ɂdeᴬ ‘WASP’TL#323

Connections

HPTB*taːy ‘sting / scold’p. 210

Notes

The cognacy of the forms with initial r- is perhaps dubious, implying an allofam *s-ray. This is perhaps rendered more probable by the alternation within Bodo (also called Boro) between dental stop and r.

Reflexes & cognates83 reflexes · 22 subgroups

Tiddimˊtaːi ‘scold, blame, nag’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 093

Tiddimˊtaːi/ˋtaːi v‘scold / blame / nag’Henderson 65 TidC

Tiddimˋtaːi ‘scold, blame, nag’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 093

Tiddimˍdɛʔ/ˍdɛʔ v‘sting’Henderson 65 TidC

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lushai [Mizo]tai-t̥êmmorpheme~tai-t̥êngmorpheme ‘name of a stinging nettle’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 093

Lushai [Mizo]tai-vângmorpheme ‘name of a large ant (that presumably inflicts a sting)’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 093

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)2

Lotha Nagahrə¹-ji³morpheme- v.‘curse (someone)’Bruhn 14 SuppCN

Lotha Nagarhə̄◦yàmorpheme imperat‘curse’Acharya 75

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1

Angami (Kohima)rü◦semorpheme v‘curse’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.3Zeme Group1

Mziemerü◦setmorpheme v‘curse’Marrison 67 Naga

1.5Mikir [Karbi]1

Mikir [Karbi]ing dèy ‘sting (as a nettle)’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 093

1.7.1.1Bodo2

Bodoray ‘scold / rebuke’Bhat 68 Boro

Dimasadu v‘sting’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.3.1Jingpho5

Jingphodái be v.‘sharp (as a tooth / edge tool); be sharp, tart, or caustic of tongue’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 093

Jingphotai ‘sharp’Marrison 67 Naga

Jingphotai³³ ‘sharp’Liu 84

Jingphotai⁵⁵ ‘sharp’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1020.19

Jingphotai⁵⁵ ‘sharp’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 870.47

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1

Khamda:-nyāmorpheme, kaymorpheme-nyāmorpheme v‘sting (insects)’Hale 73 CSD: 03b.20

3.2Qiangic12

Ersundzɑ⁵⁵ v‘sting’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 787.18

Lyuzundza³⁵ v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.18

Muyaqho³³morphemendɐ⁵³ v.‘bite (mosquito)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1279.15

Muyaqho³³morphemendɐ⁵³ v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.15

Muya [Minyak]qho⁵⁵morphemendɐ⁵⁵ v‘sting’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 787.15

Namuyindʑy³⁵ v‘sting’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 787.19

Namuyindʑu̵³⁵ v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.46

Pumi (Jiulong)nə¹¹morphemedu¹¹ v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.10

Queyu (Xinlong)(pʃa⁵⁵morpheme) nda¹³ v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.13

Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]nde³⁵ v‘sting’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 787.16

Xumidu³³ v‘sting’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 787.20

Zhaba (Daofu County)kə⁵⁵morphemendzi⁵⁵ v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.14

3.3rGyalrongic2

Daofumdɛr v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.12

Ergong (Danba)ndø v‘sting’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 787.14

3.3.1rGyalrong1

Caodengkɐprefix-ndze ‘bite (mosquito; tick; flea; snake)’Sun J 97 Cao

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

*Lolo-Burmesen-day² ‘sting / scold’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 093

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish4

Gazhuoti³¹ v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.47

Yi (Mile)dɯ²¹ v‘sting’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 787.25

Yi (Nanjian)dy²¹ v‘sting’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 787.23

Yi (Weishan)ta²¹ v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.36

6.1.2.2Central Loloish13

Jinuotø³³ v‘sting’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 787.34

Jinuo (Baya/Banai)tø⁴⁴ v‘sting’Dai 89 JinA: 2583

Jinuo (Baka)tø⁴⁴ v‘sting’Dai 89 JinB: 2583

Jinuotø⁴⁴ v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.44

Lahu (Black)dê ‘sting; scold’Matisoff 88 DL: 708-9

Lahu (Black)dê ‘sting (as a bee); scold, curse’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 093

Lisu (Northern)de²¹ V‘sting’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Nujiang)de³¹ ‘sting’Xu 86 Lisu

Lisude³¹ v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.40

Lisu (Northern)tɤ⁵⁵ V‘burn; sting’Bradley 94 Lisu

Sani [Nyi]dɤ²¹ v‘sting’Wu 84: 81.1

Sani [Nyi]dɤ¹¹ v‘sting’Ma 89 SanQ: 319.1

Yi (Sani)dɤ¹¹ v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish13

Akhadeh³¹ ‘sting, scold’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 093

Akha (Thai)dɛ̀ ‘scold, push, sting, bite’Hansson 89 AHKP: 210

Akha (Yunnan)dɛ̀ ‘scold, push, sting, bite’Hansson 89 AHKP: 210

Akhadɛ̀ ‘sting, scold’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 093

Hani (Dazhai)de³¹ v‘sting’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 787.31

Hani (Lüchun)dɛ̀ ‘scold, push, sting, bite’Hansson 89 AHKP: 210

Hani (Lüchun)de³¹ v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.41

Hani (Pijo)tí ‘scold, push, sting, bite’Hansson 89 AHKP: 210

Hani (Wordlist)ddeiq ‘scold, push, sting, bite’Hansson 89 AHKP: 210

Hani (Shuikui)tɛ³¹ v‘sting’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 787.32

Hani (Mojiang)tɛ³¹ v.‘sting (of wasps)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1793.42

Mpite¹ ‘sting’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 093

Mpite¹ ‘sting’Srinuan 76

6.2Naxi1

Naxi (Lijiang)nduɑ³³ v‘sting’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 787.28

7Karenic9

*Karen(dəŋᴮ)Ɂdeᴬ ‘wasp’Luangthongkum 13: 323

Kayahdi³³~ ‘wasp’Luangthongkum 13: 323

KayandauɁ⁴⁵morphemedai⁵³ ‘wasp’Luangthongkum 13: 323

Kayawdi⁵⁵~ ‘wasp’Luangthongkum 13: 323

Pa-O (Northern)kaɁ²¹morpheme◦de³¹¨ ‘wasp’Luangthongkum 13: 323

Pwo (Northern)thɑ̃¹¹¨di⁵⁵ ‘wasp’Luangthongkum 13: 323

Pwo (Southern)thə̃³³di³¹¨ ‘wasp’Luangthongkum 13: 323

Sgaw (Northern)tə¹¹¨de³³ ‘wasp’Luangthongkum 13: 323

Sgaw (Southern)tɨ³¹de⁵⁵ ‘wasp’Luangthongkum 13: 323

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3435, *m-ta:y ‘STING (as bee) / SCOLD (a person)’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3435

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

References: DL 708-9; GSTC #93

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-3435,
  title  = {{*m-ta:y 'STING (as bee) / SCOLD (a person)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3435},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3435}
}