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STEDT #410

*m-(p/b)a

HIPS / BUTTOCKS / TAIL

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlep/bainitialp/brhymeacoverP · V

Intermediate reconstructions

Lolo-Burmese*m-ba²/³ ‘TAIL’

Connections

See alsoBUTTOCKS

Reflexes & cognates21 reflexes · 11 subgroups

2.2Newar1

Newarpem#400 PTB *pin ‘HIPS’◦pā ‘buttock’Matisoff 87 BP

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti1

Limbusemorpheme◦boŋ#404 PTB *(p/b)waŋ ‘HIPS / BUTTOCKS / TAIL / ANUS’◦bā ‘buttock’Matisoff 87 BP

2.3.3Central Kiranti1

Dumibha ‘anus’Driem 93 Dumi

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang3

Kham'pa◦gil#202 PTB *(k/g)yal ‘BACK (lower) / BUTTOCKS / HIPS’PKC *khel ‘HIP / LOINS’ ‘buttock’Matisoff 87 BP

Khamormorpheme bḁh ‘tail’Matisoff 87 BP

Khampə◦gil#202 PTB *(k/g)yal ‘BACK (lower) / BUTTOCKS / HIPS’PKC *khel ‘HIP / LOINS’ ‘buttock’Watters 89 KhQ: 2.A.45

3.1Tangut1

Tangut [Xixia]mbɪɦ ‘tail’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 72

3.2Qiangic3

Xumido³³#225 PTB *m-daŋ ‘BUTTOCKS / HIPS / TAIL / LOWER BACK / LOINS’ pɑ⁵⁵ ‘buttocks’Sun H 91 ShiQ

Xumido³³#225 PTB *m-daŋ ‘BUTTOCKS / HIPS / TAIL / LOWER BACK / LOINS’ pɑ⁵⁵ ‘haunches’Sun H 91 ShiQ

Xumido³³#225 PTB *m-daŋ ‘BUTTOCKS / HIPS / TAIL / LOWER BACK / LOINS’pɑ⁵⁵ ‘buttocks’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 262.20

3.3rGyalrongic1

Ergong (Northern)mpʰu³³#398 PTB *m-pu ‘HIPS’PTk *pɐ ‘BUTTOCKS / HIP’ pʰa³³ ‘buttocks’Sun H 91 ErNQ: 5.10.1

6.1Lolo-Burmese2

*Lolo-Burmesem-ba²/³ ‘tail’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 584

*Lolo-Burmesemba³ ‘tail’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 72

6.1.1Burmish4

Achang (Lianghe)ui⁵⁵morpheme pɑ⁵⁵ ‘tail’Dai 85 AcJZ

Burmese (Written)taṅ#225 PTB *m-daŋ ‘BUTTOCKS / HIPS / TAIL / LOWER BACK / LOINS’◦pā:◦rui:#232 PTB *s/m/g-rus ‘BONE’MesorootsPKC *ruʔ ‘BONE’PCN *a-rut ‘BONE’PTk *ru ‘BONE’PKar *khrwitᴰ ‘BONE’Allofams1 #232 PTB *s/m/g-rus ‘BONE’1a #234 PTB *s-rus ‘BONE’1b #233 PTB *g-rus ‘BONE’ ‘hip’Marrison 67 Naga

Burmese (Written)taŋ#225 PTB *m-daŋ ‘BUTTOCKS / HIPS / TAIL / LOWER BACK / LOINS’-pâ ‘buttock’Matisoff 87 BP

Burmese (Written)taŋ#225 PTB *m-daŋ ‘BUTTOCKS / HIPS / TAIL / LOWER BACK / LOINS’-pâ-rûi#232 PTB *s/m/g-rus ‘BONE’MesorootsPKC *ruʔ ‘BONE’PCN *a-rut ‘BONE’PTk *ru ‘BONE’PKar *khrwitᴰ ‘BONE’Allofams1 #232 PTB *s/m/g-rus ‘BONE’1a #234 PTB *s-rus ‘BONE’1b #233 PTB *g-rus ‘BONE’ ‘hip’Matisoff 87 BP

6.1.2.2Central Loloish3

Ahipʻɑ²² le̱²¹morpheme ‘lower back’Luo 90: 5.5.2

Ahipʻɑ²² ni²¹morpheme ‘upper back’Luo 90: 5.5.1

Ahipʻɑ²² zo²¹#215 PTB *gyu-k ⪤ *dzyu-k ‘WAIST’PLB *gyukᴸ ⪤ *džukᴸ ‘WAIST’ ‘small of back’Luo 90: 5.5.3

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish3

Mpim²pɑ⁴ ‘tail’Bradley 79 PLo

Mpim²pɑ⁴ ‘tail’Hansson 89 AHKP: 248

Mpim²pɑ⁴ ‘tail’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 72

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #410, *m-(p/b)a ‘HIPS / BUTTOCKS / TAIL’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/410

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-410,
  title  = {{*m-(p/b)a 'HIPS / BUTTOCKS / TAIL'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #410},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/410}
}