*tsaay-tseʔ

TONGS / PINCERS / PLIERS

Proto-Kuki-Chin · provisional

Reflexes & cognates5 reflexes · 4 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chintsaay-tseʔ VanBik 09 PKC: 572

1.2.1.1Northern Chin3

Paitetai teh ‘tongs’VanBik 09 PKC: 572

Thadotsòy tsèe ‘tongs’VanBik 09 PKC: 572

Tiddimtaːi³ teʔ³ ‘fire tongs’VanBik 09 PKC: 572

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Khumitáykii ‘tongs made of bamboo (used for small pots and coals from the fire)’VanBik 09 PKC: 572

1.2.2Central Chin1

Lushai [Mizo]chài-chèh ‘tongs, pincers, tweezers, pliers, forceps, nippers’VanBik 09 PKC: 572

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #4572, *tsaay-tseʔ ‘TONGS / PINCERS / PLIERS’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4572

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

References: PKC #572

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-4572,
  title  = {{*tsaay-tseʔ 'TONGS / PINCERS / PLIERS'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #4572},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4572}
}