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Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production  ›  Digging, excavation
STEDT #4532

*tsaw

DIG
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*tsaw, tsoʔ-II ‘DIG’
Tangkhulic*cow ‘DIG’DRM#417

Reflexes & cognates35 reflexes · 14 subgroups

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani1

Damucyo-ramorpheme ‘dig’Sun J 93 Tani

1.2Kuki-Chin1

1.2.1.1Northern Chin5

Thadotsôw-I, tsòo-II ‘dig’VanBik 09 PKC: 532
Tiddimtou¹ > to?³ v‘dig a hole’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 1778
Tiddimtou¹ > toʔ³ ‘dig’VanBik 09 PKC: 532
Tiddimtou¹/toʔ³ ‘dig’Bhaskararao 94 TCV

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin3

Cho (Mindat)co ⪤ caw v‘dig’VanBik 09 PKC: 532

1.2.2Central Chin5

Lai (Hakha)tsâw-I, tsoʔ-II ‘dig’VanBik 09 PKC: 532
Lushai [Mizo]chǒ-I, chàwh-II v‘dig (as onions, potatoes, etc)’VanBik 09 PKC: 532

1.2.4“Old Kuki”2

Sorbungciu◦èemorpheme imp.‘dig’Mortensen 11 Sorbung: Verbs.088

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1

Lotha Nagatʃu³- v.‘dig’Bruhn 14 SuppCN

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group3

1.3.3Zeme Group2

1.3.4Tangkhulic8

Huishukəmorpheme-tsow ‘dig’Mortensen 12 Tk: Verbs.070
Kachaikəmorpheme-ce ‘dig’Mortensen 12 Tk: Verbs.064
Tusomŋəmorpheme-lamorpheme kəmorpheme-cuə ‘dig’Mortensen 12 Tk: Verbs.080
Ukhrulkəmorpheme-cuj ‘dig’Mortensen 12 Tk
Ukhrulkəprefix-kəprefix-tsuj ‘dig up thoroughly (as when searching for hidden money)’Mortensen 12 Tk

1.7.1Bodo-Garo1

1.7.1.2Garo2

Garocoʔ-amorpheme v.‘dig’Weidert 87 TBTo: 268

1.7.1.4Deori2

Deori/Deurichu◦gámorpheme ‘dig’Brown 95: 72
Deori/Deuricu◦gamorpheme-rimorpheme ‘dig a whole in the earth’Jacquesson 05 Deuri

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #4532, *tsaw ‘DIG’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4532
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: PKC #532
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-4532,
  title  = {{*tsaw 'DIG'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #4532},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4532}
}