*kaaw

WIDE / OPEN

Proto-Kuki-Chin

Reflexes & cognates5 reflexes · 5 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinkaaw VanBik 09 PKC: 324

1.2.1.1Northern Chin1

Thadokàaw-INV be v.‘wide’VanBik 09 PKC: 324

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Khumikaáw ‘wide, broad, large (field, river, hill)’VanBik 09 PKC: 324

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lai (Hakha)kǎaw-I, kawʔ-II be v.‘wide (as spacious), open (as a lid)’VanBik 09 PKC: 324

Lushai [Mizo]káu v‘open or be open (as armpit, legs, etc.)’VanBik 09 PKC: 324

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]kàw ‘wide, broad’VanBik 09 PKC: 324

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #4324, *kaaw ‘WIDE / OPEN’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4324

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

References: PKC #324

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-4324,
  title  = {{*kaaw 'WIDE / OPEN'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #4324},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4324}
}