*ŋaŋ

SIT

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Notes

The resemblance to Siamese nâŋ ‘sit’ seems entirely fortuitous.

Reflexes & cognates6 reflexes · 5 subgroups

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte2

Tangsa (Moshang)nong ‘sit’Marrison 67 Naga

Tangsa (Yogli)ngang ‘sit’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1

Wanchongo ‘sit’Marrison 67 Naga

2.1.3Lepcha1

Lepchangán v.‘remain, sit’Plaisier 07 Lepcha

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish1

Hani (Gelanghe)naŋ⁵⁵ ‘sit’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

7Karenic1

Kayan (Pekon)nán V‘sit’Manson 10 Kayan

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3601, *ŋaŋ ‘SIT’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3601

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-3601,
  title  = {{*ŋaŋ 'SIT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3601},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3601}
}