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STEDT #49

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LEAN / THIN

Reconstruction analysis

handlegyiinitialgyrhymeicoverK · V

Notes

This root bears a certain resemblance to #1130 PTB *ka-y FLESH / MEAT, but the different semantics leads us to set it up as a separate etymon.

Reflexes & cognates24 reflexes · 8 subgroups

1.1.1.1Western Tani1

Bokar Lhobagi ‘lean (of humans)’Sun H 80 MLD

4Nungic1

Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)tɕɔi⁵⁵ ‘lean (person)’Sun H 82 Dul

6.1.2.2Central Loloish1

Lahu (Yellow)tsɿ³⁵ ‘lean (meat)’Chang 86

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish4

Akhajeh ‘lean (of humans)’Bradley 79 PLo: 220
Hani (Caiyuan)ke⁵⁵ ‘lean (of humans)’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Caiyuan)ɔ³¹prefix ke⁵⁵ ‘lean (of meat)’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Gelanghe)dʑe³³ ‘lean (of humans)’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #49, *gray ‘LEAN / THIN’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/49
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-49,
  title  = {{*gray 'LEAN / THIN'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #49},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/49}
}