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*g(r/l)aːy 

SCATTER / SOW / DISPERSED WIDELY / WIDE / STAR
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*kraay ‘SCATTER’
rGyalrongic*tsu-gray ‘STAR’
Lolo-Burmese*ʔ-grəy¹ ‘STAR’
Loloish*C-gray¹ ‘STAR’
Karenic*lɛᴮ ‘WIDE’TL#331

Connections

HPTB*glay ‘wide / apart’p. 221
HPTB*graːy ‘scatter / sow (seeds) / disperse’p. 211
HPTB*graːy ‘star’p. 212

Notes

The stars are scattered spots of light in the night sky; see Matisoff 1980, “Stars, Moon and Spirits”.

This root is quite separate from #5404 PTB *krəy MOON / MOONLIGHT.

Chinese comparandum

哆 OC *t̂’iɑ, GSR #3k ‘large’; Schuessler 2007:187 *k-hlaiʔ; B & S 2011: *t-l̥ajʔ {[t-l̥]Ajʔ}; Mand. chǐ.
移 OC *t̂’iɑ, GSR #3q ‘enlarge’; Schuessler 2007:187 *k-hlaiʔ; B & S 2011: (*t-l̥ajʔ); Mand. chǐ.
侈 OC *t̂’iɑ, GSR #3i ‘great; extravagant, overbearing’; Schuessler 2007:187 *k-hlaiʔ; B & S 2011: *t-l̥ajʔ; Mand. chǐ.
離 OC *liɑ, GSR #23f ‘leave, depart from; divide, distribute’; Schuessler 2007:348 *rai; B & S 2011: *raj {[r]aj}; Mand. lí.
離 OC *liɑ, GSR #23f ‘be separated from, differ from’; Schuessler 2007:348 *raih; B & S 2011: *raj-s {[r]aj-s}; Mand. lì.

Reflexes & cognates205 reflexes · 16 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)4

*Tibeto-Burmangray ⪤ glay ‘star / scattered wide’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 163
*Tibeto-Burmangraːy ‘scatter / sow (seeds) / disperse’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 591

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinkraay ‘SCATTER’VanBik 09 PKC: 1327

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lushai [Mizo]t̥ai ‘scatter, disperse’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 163

1.2.3Maraic1

1.7.1.1Bodo3

Bodooprefix◦gray v‘wide (face)’Bhat 68 Boro
Bodooprefix◦gray be v.‘wide (face)’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 163
Dimasahamorpheme◦trai n‘star’Marrison 67 Naga

3.2Qiangic20

Ersutʂɿ⁵⁵ ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.18
Guiqiongɣi³⁵morpheme tʃə³¹ n‘star’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0005.16
Guiqiongɣi³⁵morphemetsɿ³³ ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.17
Muyandʐi²⁴βu³³morpheme n‘star’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0005.15
Muya [Minyak]dʐi⁵⁵vu³³morpheme ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.15
Namuyitʂɿ³⁵ ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.19
Namuyitʂɿ³¹ (lu̵⁵⁵morpheme) n‘star’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0005.46
Pumi (Taoba)dʐə³⁵ ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.10
Qiang (Taoping)χdʐe³³pe⁵⁵morpheme ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.9
Xumitɕɛ⁵³ n‘star’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0005.17
Xumitɕɛ⁵⁵ ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.20

3.3.1rGyalrong60

rGyalrong (Jinchuan Hedong)tsoŋ³morpheme◦rə³ ‘star’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 1301
rGyalrong (Jinchuan Cengda)tsu³morpheme◦rə³¹ ‘star’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 1301
rGyalrongtsəumorpheme ri ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.12
rGyalrongtsumorpheme Ngre ‘star’Nagano 97 GyQ: 2.4
rGBenzhentsəmorpheme-ngri ‘star’Sun J 97 rGB

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

6.1.1Burmish46

Achang (Lianghe)phɑ³¹morphemekɯ⁵⁵ ‘star’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Longchuan)kʐə³¹ adj‘wide (in diameter) / coarse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0966.28
Achang (Luxi)kɯ³⁵ ‘star’Dai 85 AcJZ
Arakanesecei ‘wide’Okell 71
Arakanesekrei ‘star’Okell 71
Burmese (Rangoon)tɕɛ²² adj‘wide / broad’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0976.27
Burmese (Written)khraiʼ ‘make wide apart; be diffuse; ( prn. khyañ' ) magnify’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)khyâi ‘make wide apart’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 163
Burmese (Written)khyai ‘wide, spread out’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 163
Burmese (Written)khyai ‘variegate, diversify by painting; be flowery’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)khyâi ‘make wide apart; be diffuse; ( prn. khyañ' ) magnify’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)krâi ‘scatter, throw about; sow, as seed’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 163
Burmese (Written)krâi ‘scatter; sow’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)krɑi³ v.‘scatter (seeds)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1597.26
Burmese (Written)krɑi³ ‘scatter / broadcast’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 559.39
Burmese (Written)kyâi be v.‘wide apart’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 163
Burmese (Written)kyâi ‘wide apart’Benedict 76 WBur
Inthace ‘star’Okell 71
Tavoyance ‘star’Okell 71
Atsi [Zaiwa]kji̱⁵¹ ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.42

6.1.2Loloish3

*LoloishC-gray¹ ‘star’Bradley 79 PLo: 319
*LoloishC-gray¹ ‘star’Hansson 89 AHKP: 301
PNLC-gray¹ ‘star’Chen 86 CS: 35.

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish24

Gazhuokɤ²⁴za³¹morpheme n‘star’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0005.47
Gazhuokɤ³²³za³¹morpheme ‘star’Dai 91 TB15
Lalokjé-mamorpheme ‘star’Björverud 94
Lalokjé-zàmorpheme ‘star’Björverud 94
Lalotɕe²¹ ‘star’Chen 86 CS: 35.
Neisutɕɛ³³ ‘star’Chen 86 CS: 35.
Nesutsɛ³³ ‘star’Chen 86 CS: 35.
Nosutɕi³³ ‘star’Chen 86 CS: 35.
Nusu (Central)krɯ³¹lɔ³³morpheme n‘star’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0005.34
Nusu (Bijiang)kɹe³¹lɔ³⁵morpheme ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.45
Nusu (Northern)kɹɯ³¹luɑ̱³⁵morpheme ‘star’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Southern)tʂə̱³⁵si³¹morphemelɑ⁵⁵morpheme ‘star’Sun J 86 Nusu
Yi (Dafang)tɕa³³mo³³morpheme ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.22
Yi (Liangshan)mu³³morphemeʨɿ³³ ‘star’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Mile)tʂᴀ³³zo²¹morpheme ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.25
Yi (Mojiang)tsɛ⁵⁵mo²¹morpheme ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.26
Yi (Nanhua)ke³³zo²¹morpheme ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.24
Yi (Nanjian)tɕe⁵⁵ ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.23
Yi (Xide)m̩(u)³³morphemetɕɿ³³ ‘star’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 4.21
Yi (Xide)mu³³morphemetɕɿ³³ n‘star’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0005.35

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish9

Akha (Yunnan)àprefix gý ‘star’Hansson 89 AHKP: 301
Akhaaprefix-gý ‘star’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 163
Akha (Thai)àprefix◦gý ‘star’Hansson 89 AHKP: 301
Bisuklɯ̀ ‘wide’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 163
Hani (Lüchun)a³¹prefixgɯ⁵⁵ n‘star’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0005.41
Hani (Mojiang)pɛ³¹morphemekɯ⁵⁵ n‘star’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0005.42
Mpikɯ⁵ ‘wide’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 163
Mpikɯ⁵ ‘wide’Srinuan 76

6.2Naxi5

Na (Yongning)kɯ˧qʰæ˧morphemeʂe˧˥morpheme ‘comet’Michaud 06 NaLaze

7Karenic27

*Karen (TP)lái' ‘wide’Jones 61: 13
*Karenlái' ‘wide’Jones 61: 13
*Karen (Pwo)lɛ́' ‘wide’Jones 61: 13
Bwela³³morphemelɛ³³ ‘wide’Luangthongkum 13: 331
Karenlɛ³¹ adj‘wide / broad’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0976.50
Kayahlɛ¹¹ ‘wide’Luangthongkum 13: 331
Kayan (Pekon)lāi ADJ‘wide’Manson 10 Kayan
Kayanlɛ¹¹ ‘wide’Luangthongkum 13: 331
Kayawlɛ¹¹ ‘wide’Luangthongkum 13: 331
Pa-Olâi ‘wide’Jones 61: 13
Pa-Oʔəprefix◦lâi ‘wide’Solnit 89 PaO
Palaychilɛ̀ ‘wide’Jones 61: 13
Pwo (Bassein)láiʔ ‘wide’Jones 61: 13

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3574, *g(r/l)aːy  ‘SCATTER / SOW / DISPERSED WIDELY / WIDE / STAR’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3574
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. HPTB pp. 211, 212, 221
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-3574,
  title  = {{*g(r/l)aːy  'SCATTER / SOW / DISPERSED WIDELY / WIDE / STAR'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3574},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3574}
}