*gli(m/p)

BROOD / INCUBATE (eggs)

Proto-Kiranti

Reconstruction analysis

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Connections

HPTB (PTB)*lip ‘conceal / hide (v.) / bury’p. ERROR 495

Notes

This root is attested mainly in Himalayish. The Jinuo and Bola forms also look related, though more evidence is needed to establish this etymon for Lolo-Burmese.

Reflexes & cognates6 reflexes · 4 subgroups

2.3.3Central Kiranti2

Dumigɨm◦nɨsuffix ‘brood (eggs)’Driem 93 Dumi

Khalingglam-nesuffix v‘brood (hens)’Hale 73 CSD: 03b.16

2.3.4Western Kiranti1

Thulungghleom- v.‘brood; to hatch; to keep sthg warm’Allen 75

6.1.1Burmish1

Bolakʰja³⁵ ‘lay egg’Dai 89 Bola: 2363

6.1.2.2Central Loloish2

Jinuo (Baka)kʰlo⁴⁴ ‘lay egg’Dai 89 JinB: 2468

Jinuo (Baya/Banai)kʰlɔ⁴⁴ ‘lay egg’Dai 89 JinA: 2468

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3489, *gli(m/p) ‘BROOD / INCUBATE (eggs)’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3489

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-3489,
  title  = {{*gli(m/p) 'BROOD / INCUBATE (eggs)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3489},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3489}
}