*neel

SMOOTH / SUPPLE

Chinese comparandum

㞋 OC *ni̯ɑn, GSR #216a ‘work, tan leather (to make it soft)’; Coblin 86:146 ST *nr̵yel ~ *nr̵yel > PC *nrjianx > OC *nrjanx; Schuessler 2007:400 *nranʔ ~ *nrenʔ; Mand. niǎn.

Also see #2517 PTB *s-n(i/u)(ː)p/m ⪤ *r/s-nyap/m PINCH / SQUEEZE / PRESS / OPPRESS / SUBMERGE / SINK INTO / WEST / LOW / SOFT.

Reflexes & cognates16 reflexes · 6 subgroups

0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)1

*Sino-Tibetannr+yel/nr+yer v.‘tan’Coblin 86: 146

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinneel VanBik 09 PKC: 837

1.2.1.1Northern Chin5

Sizangneal hī be v.‘smooth’VanBik 09 PKC: 837

Thadonéel-I, nèl-II be v.‘smooth, supple’VanBik 09 PKC: 837

Tiddimneːl¹ ‘smooth and soft’VanBik 09 PKC: 837

Tiddimneːl¹ vi‘soft and smooth’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 1197

Tiddimneːl¹ ‘soft and smooth’Bhaskararao 94 TCV

1.2.2Central Chin3

Lushai [Mizo]néel ‘supple, flexible’VanBik 09 PKC: 837

Lushai [Mizo]nel vi‘flexible’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 2710

Lushai [Mizo]neːl vi‘soft (as skin)’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 2706

2.1.2.1Tibetan4

Tibetan (Amdo:Bla-brang)ȵel ‘rub (to soften animal skin)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 643.4

Tibetan (Khams:Dege)ȵe⁵³ ‘rub (to soften animal skin)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 643.3

Tibetan (Lhasa)ȵeʔ⁵³ ‘rub (to soften animal skin)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 643.2

Tibetan (Written)mȵed ‘rub (to soften animal skin)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 643.1

2.1.4Tamangish4

Gurungngilibā:q adj‘flexible’Hale 73 CSD: 12b.11

Gurung (Ghachok)ŋilibaːq ‘flexible’Glover 72 GuVo: 12.B.11

Thakalingyel ngyel adj‘flexible’Hale 73 CSD: 12b.11

Thakali (Tukche)ŋjel ŋjel ‘flexible’Hari 71a ThVo: 12.B.11

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #4837, *neel ‘SMOOTH / SUPPLE’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4837

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

References: PKC #837

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-4837,
  title  = {{*neel 'SMOOTH / SUPPLE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #4837},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4837}
}