*poy

MATTER (v.) / SERIOUS

Proto-Kuki-Chin · provisional

Reflexes & cognates4 reflexes · 3 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinpoy VanBik 09 PKC: 155

1.2.1.1Northern Chin1

Paitepoi v‘matter’VanBik 09 PKC: 155

1.2.2Central Chin3

Lai (Falam)pǒy-I, pòy-II v‘matter, be serious’VanBik 09 PKC: 155

Lai (Hakha)pòy-moʔ-I, pǒy-moʔ-II v‘matter, be serious’VanBik 09 PKC: 155

Lushai [Mizo]páwi v‘matter, to be of consequence, to be a misfortune, to be a pity’VanBik 09 PKC: 155

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #4155, *poy ‘MATTER (v.) / SERIOUS’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4155

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

References: PKC #155

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-4155,
  title  = {{*poy 'MATTER (v.) / SERIOUS'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #4155},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4155}
}