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STEDT #477

*suŋ

MOUTH
Tamang–Gurung–Thakali–Manang

Reconstruction analysis

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Notes

This root appears in Kiranti as well as in the TGTM group, and there may well be cognates in other Himalayan languages.

Reflexes & cognates43 reflexes · 3 subgroups

2.1.4Tamangish40

*TGTMᴬsuŋ ‘mouth’Mazaudon 94 These: 951
Chantyalsuŋ ‘mouth / face’Noonan 92
Chantyalsuŋ ‘mouth’Noonan 92: 3.7
Chantyalsuŋ ãmorpheme lamorpheme-wamorpheme v‘gape / open mouth’Noonan 92: 3.7.15
Chantyalsuŋ-yemorpheme tamorpheme◦lamorpheme ‘palate’Noonan 92: 3.7.1
Chantyalsuŋ-yemorpheme tamorpheme◦lamorpheme ‘soft palate’Noonan 92: 3.7.2
Gurung¹sũ ‘mouth / snout’Mazaudon 94 These: 951
Manang (Gyaru)sɯŋ² ‘beak / bill’Nagano 84 Man: 315
Manang (Prakaa)³suŋ ‘beak / bill’Hoshi 84: 0067
Thakali (Tukche)'nemorpheme◦memorpheme suŋ ‘bill’Hari 71a ThVo: 3.A.12

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #477, *suŋ ‘MOUTH’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/477
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: ("HIM")
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-477,
  title  = {{*suŋ 'MOUTH'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #477},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/477}
}