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*p-laŋ

HEAD / FOREHEAD

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Reflexes & cognates72 reflexes · 12 subgroups

1.1.2Deng10

Darang [Taraon]ma:morpheme◦phla: ‘forehead’Anonymous xx Tar

Darang [Taraon]maːmorpheme phlaː ‘forehead’Matisoff 87 BP

Darang [Taraon]mɑ³¹morpheme plɑŋ³⁵ ‘forehead’Sun H 80 MLD

Darang [Taraon]mɑ³¹morphemeplɑŋ³⁵ n‘forehead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0077.22

Darang [Taraon]mɑ³¹morphemeplɑŋ³⁵ ‘forehead’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 233.49

Iduaprefix◦prã◦hã#2027 PTB *haŋ ‘FOREHEAD / FACE’ ‘forehead’Pulu 78

Iduaprefix◦pra◦ha#2027 PTB *haŋ ‘FOREHEAD / FACE’ ‘forehead’Anonymous 62 Idu

Iduaprefix◦prã◦ha#2027 PTB *haŋ ‘FOREHEAD / FACE’◦mamorpheme pecumorpheme olamorpheme ‘tattoo(forehead)’Pulu 78

Idumɑ³¹morphemeplɑŋ³⁵ ‘forehead’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 233.50

Yidumɑ³¹morphemeplɑŋ³⁵ n‘forehead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0077.25

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]la-ki#383 PTB *d-kyil ‘CROWN OF HEAD’ ‘crown of head’Matisoff 87 BP

1.3.4Tangkhulic2

Tangkhulāprefix◦lap◦rai#1198 PTB *(r/w)a-y ‘FONTANELLE’ ‘fontanel’Matisoff 87 BP

Tangkhulāprefix◦rap◦rai#1198 PTB *(r/w)a-y ‘FONTANELLE’ ‘fontanel’Matisoff 87 BP

1.5Mikir [Karbi]5

Mikir [Karbi]aprefix◦phu#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’◦longmorpheme plang atamorpheme◦rlokmorpheme ‘brain’Matisoff 87 BP

Mikir [Karbi]phu#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ longmorpheme◦plang ‘scalp’Matisoff 87 BP

Mikir [Karbi]phú#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’-lóngmorpheme-pláng ‘top of head / crown / pate’Grüssner 79 BP: 145

Mikir [Karbi]phú#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’-lóngmorpheme-pláng ‘scalp’Grüssner 79 BP: 145

Mikir [Karbi]phu#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’◦longmorpheme◦plang ‘top of head’Matisoff 87 BP

1.7.3.2Asakian11

Androhū#386 PTB *m/s-gaw ‘HEAD’PCN *ku ‘HEAD’PTk *kow ‘HEAD’◦rɑŋ ‘head’Luce 85: K.52

Ganan[hă#386 PTB *m/s-gaw ‘HEAD’PCN *ku ‘HEAD’PTk *kow ‘HEAD’◦rɑŋ²] ŋaᴜʔ³morpheme v.‘bow the head’Luce 85: L.255

Gananhă#386 PTB *m/s-gaw ‘HEAD’PCN *ku ‘HEAD’PTk *kow ‘HEAD’◦lɑŋ² ‘head’Luce 85: K.52

Gananhă#386 PTB *m/s-gaw ‘HEAD’PCN *ku ‘HEAD’PTk *kow ‘HEAD’◦rɑŋ⁴ ‘head’Luce 85: K.52

Kaduha#386 PTB *m/s-gaw ‘HEAD’PCN *ku ‘HEAD’PTk *kow ‘HEAD’-lang ‘head’Matisoff 87 BP

Kaduhamorpheme◦lôŋ-hûmorpheme ‘braid, tresses’Matisoff 87 BP

Kadu (Kantu)hă#386 PTB *m/s-gaw ‘HEAD’PCN *ku ‘HEAD’PTk *kow ‘HEAD’◦lɑŋ² ‘head’Luce 85: K.52

Kaduhəmorpheme◦làng-hùmorpheme ‘braid, tresses’Matisoff 87 BP

Kaduhə#386 PTB *m/s-gaw ‘HEAD’PCN *ku ‘HEAD’PTk *kow ‘HEAD’◦làŋ ‘head’Matisoff 87 BP

Kadu (Kantu)kʻu²morpheme◦[hɑ#386 PTB *m/s-gaw ‘HEAD’PCN *ku ‘HEAD’PTk *kow ‘HEAD’◦lɑŋˋ◦hū]morpheme ‘hair of head’Luce 85: K.53

Luihu#386 PTB *m/s-gaw ‘HEAD’PCN *ku ‘HEAD’PTk *kow ‘HEAD’-röng ‘head’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.2Bodic13

Tsangla (Central)shamorpheme◦rang ‘head’Andvik 93: 2

Tsangla (Central)shamorpheme◦rang ‘head’Egli-Roduner: 31 10

Tsangla (Central)shamorpheme◦rang nga#160 PTB *na-n/t ‘ILL / PAIN / SORE / ACHE / DIFFICULT / EVIL SPIRIT’PKC *naa-I, nat-II ‘PAINFUL / SICK’PTk *na ‘HURT’PLB *nan ⪤ *nat ‘SPIRIT / DEMON’PL *C-natᴸ ‘SPIRIT’PL *C-na¹ ‘ILL / SICK’◦masuffix ‘headache’Egli-Roduner: 37 7

Tsangla (Motuo)ɕa⁵⁵morpheme raŋ¹³ ‘head’Zhang Jichuan 86

Tsangla (Motuo)ɕa⁵⁵morpheme raŋ⁵⁵ wuŋ¹³morpheme ‘crown of head’Zhang Jichuan 86

Tsangla (Motuo)ɕa⁵⁵morphemeraŋ¹³pak¹³morphemetaŋ⁵⁵morpheme ‘scarf for the head / turban’Zhang Jichuan 86

Tsangla (Motuo)ɕamorpheme◦raŋ ‘head’Sun H 80 MLD

Tsangla (Motuo)ɕamorpheme◦raŋ ‘head’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 232.7

Tsangla (Tilang)ɕamorpheme◦raŋ ‘head’Zhang Jichuan 86

Tshona (Wenlang)lɑŋ⁵⁵ be⁵⁵morpheme ‘forehead’Lu 86 CuoM

Tshona (Mama)lᴀŋ⁵⁵ pɛʔ⁵³morpheme ‘forehead’Sun H 80 MLD

Tshona (Mama)lᴀŋ⁵⁵pɛʔ⁵³morpheme ‘forehead’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 233.6

Cuona Menbalaŋ⁵⁵pɛʔ⁵³morpheme n‘forehead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0077.06

2.3.4Western Kiranti1

Hayutaŋ#371 PTB *m-twaŋ ‘FOREHEAD / HEAD / HAIR (OF HEAD) / HORN’◦laŋ ‘forehead’Matisoff 87 BP

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang7

Chepangtaprefix.laŋ n.‘head’Caughley 00 Chepang

Chepangtāprefix◦lāng ‘head’Matisoff 87 BP

Chepangtaprefix◦laŋ ‘head’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 88

Chepangtaprefix◦laŋ ‘head’Caughley 72 CVoc: 1.38

Chepangtəkmorpheme.taprefix.laŋ n.‘back of head, occipital bone’Caughley 00 Chepang

Chepang (Eastern)taprefix◦laŋ ‘head’Caughley 90 CheQ: 2.1

Chepang (Eastern)təyŋ#3421 PTB *tyaŋ ‘PENIS / CLITORIS / LONG’◦taprefix◦laŋ ‘glans penis’Caughley 90 CheQ: 10.3.2

3.2Qiangic5

Pumi (Lanping)ɬo¹³ n‘forehead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0077.09

Pumi (Qinghua)ɬo¹³ ‘forehead’Lu 83 Pumi

Pumi (Qinghua)ɬo¹³ ‘forehead’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 233.11

Pumi (Taoba)ɬo³⁵ ‘forehead’Lu 83 Pumi

Pumi (Taoba)ɬo³⁵ ‘forehead’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 233.10

3.3rGyalrongic1

Ergong (Northern)ka⁵³morpheme pə³³morpheme la³³ ‘skull’Sun H 91 ErNQ: 2.4

4Nungic5

Anongla³¹ pʰuŋ⁵⁵#388 PTB *(p/b)wa(ŋ) ‘HEAD’ ‘head’Sun J 88 Ano

Anonglɑ³¹phuŋ⁵⁵#388 PTB *(p/b)wa(ŋ) ‘HEAD’ ‘head’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 232.44

Nunglɑ³¹phuŋ⁵⁵#388 PTB *(p/b)wa(ŋ) ‘HEAD’xuɑŋ⁵⁵morphemedɛm⁵⁵morpheme n‘cloth (colorful, worn on the head)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0473.21

Anonglɑ³¹phuŋ⁵⁵#388 PTB *(p/b)wa(ŋ) ‘HEAD’xuɑŋ⁵⁵morphemedɛm⁵⁵morpheme ‘scarf for the head / turban’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 369.44

Nunglɑ³¹phuŋ⁵⁵#388 PTB *(p/b)wa(ŋ) ‘HEAD’ɕin³¹morpheme v.‘lead (the way) / guide (lit. 'lead head')’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1251.21

6.1.1Burmish11

Achang (Luxi)ȵɛ⁵¹#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ laŋ⁵¹ ‘forehead’Dai 85 AcJZ

Bolaŋə̆³¹#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ lɔ̃³¹ ‘forehead’Dai 89 Bola: 99

Bola (Luxi)ŋə̆³¹#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’lɔ̃³¹ n‘forehead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0077.32

Langsu (Luxi)ŋa³⁵#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’lɔ̃³¹ n‘forehead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0077.31

Lashiŋə̌⁵⁵#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ laŋ⁵⁵ ‘forehead / brow’Dai 89 Lash: 3.2

Leqi (Luxi)ŋə̆⁵⁵#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’laŋ⁵⁵ n‘forehead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0077.33

Maru [Langsu]ŋa³⁵#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ lɔ̃³¹ ‘forehead / brow’Dai 89 Lang: 3.2

Maru [Langsu]ŋa³⁵#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’lɔ̃³¹ ‘forehead’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 233.43

Atsi [Zaiwa]ŋĕ²¹#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ laŋ²¹ ‘forehead’Xu 84 Zaiwa

Atsi [Zaiwa]ŋĕ²¹#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’laŋ²¹ n‘forehead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0077.30

Atsi [Zaiwa]ŋĕ²¹#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’laŋ²¹ ‘forehead’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 233.42

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #392, *p-laŋ ‘HEAD / FOREHEAD’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/392

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-392,
  title  = {{*p-laŋ 'HEAD / FOREHEAD'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #392},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/392}
}