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*s-nam

EAR / SPIKE OF GRAIN

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Connections

HPTB (PLB)*s-nam¹ ‘ear (grain)’pp. 253, 254

Reflexes & cognates37 reflexes · 7 subgroups

3.2Qiangic6

Pumi (Jiulong)n̥ẽ⁵⁵ n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.10

Pumi (Lanping)n̥iə⁵⁵ n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.09

Pumi (Qinghua)n̥iə⁵⁵ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.11

Pumi (Taoba)n̥i⁵³ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.10

Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]ʂa³⁵ȵ̥e⁵³ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.16

Xumihɑ⁵⁵nɯi³³ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.20

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

*Lolo-Burmeses-nam¹ ‘ear (grain)’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 604

6.1.1Burmish4

Burmese (Written)hnaṁ ‘ear, spike of grain’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)sɑ¹morphemepɑ³morphemehnɑṁ² n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.26

Burmese (Written)ɑ¹prefixhnaṁ² ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.39

Burmese (Written)əprefix-hnaṁ ‘ear, spike of grain’Benedict 76 WBur

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish14

Gazhuotshɛ³³morphemenɛ²⁴ n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.47

Nusu (Central)n̥a³³ n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.34

Nusu (Bijiang)n̥ɑ³⁵ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.45

Nusu (Southern)n̥ɛ³⁵ ‘ear of grain’Sun J 86 Nusu

Yi (Dafang)nɯ³³ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.22

Yi (Mojiang)ne⁵⁵ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.26

Yi (Nanhua)nɯ³³ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.24

Yi (Nanhua)tɕhe³³morphemenɯ³³ n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.37

Yi (Nanjian)ny⁵⁵ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.23

Yi (Weishan)ʔny⁵⁵ n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.36

Yi (Weishan)ʔy⁵⁵ n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.36

Yi (Wuding)ne³³ n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.38

Yi (Xide)n̥i³³ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.21

Yi (Xide)tʂhɯ³³morphemen̥i³³ n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.35

6.1.2.2Central Loloish9

Jinuoa⁴⁴prefixnɛ⁴⁴ n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.44

Jinuoko³³#5817 PTB *kuk ‘RICE / GRAIN (CROP)’nɛ⁴⁴ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.34

Jinuo (Youle)ɑ³³prefixn̥ɛ⁴⁴ ‘ear of grain’Gai 86

Lahu (Lancang)zi³³morphemeɔ³¹prefixnu³³tɔ⁵⁴morpheme n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.43

Lahu (Black)ɔ³¹#5450 PTB *ʔa(ŋ/k)- ‘NOUN PREFIX’nu³³ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.33

Lahu (Yellow)ɔ²#5450 PTB *ʔa(ŋ/k)- ‘NOUN PREFIX’nu¹ ‘ear of grain’Chang 86

Lisue⁵⁵morphemeni³³; e⁵⁵morphemene³³ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.27

Lisu (Northern)ne⁴⁴ N‘ear of grain’Bradley 94 Lisu

Yi (Sani)nɤ⁴⁴ n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish3

Hani (Dazhai)a⁵⁵prefixnɔ⁵⁵ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.31

Hani (Caiyuan)ɔ³¹prefixne⁵⁵ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.30

Hani (Mojiang)tʃhɛ⁵⁵morphemenv̩⁵⁵ n‘ear / spike’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0407.42

6.2Naxi1

Naxi (Yongning)ȵu³¹ ‘ear (of grain-producing plant)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 229.29

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3605, *s-nam ‘EAR / SPIKE OF GRAIN’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3605

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

References: cf. HPTB p.254

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-3605,
  title  = {{*s-nam 'EAR / SPIKE OF GRAIN'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3605},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3605}
}