*raaw

PALE / DISCOLORED

Proto-Kuki-Chin · provisional

Reflexes & cognates4 reflexes · 4 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinraaw VanBik 09 PKC: 959

1.2.1.1Northern Chin1

Thadogáaw-I, gàaw ‘wither’VanBik 09 PKC: 959

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Khumitváaw ‘afterlife ("the place where the pale ones live")’VanBik 09 PKC: 959

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lai (Hakha)râaw-I, rǎaw-II be v.‘pale, discolored, wither’VanBik 09 PKC: 959

Lushai [Mizo]ráu v‘change color or be discolored (as dying leaves), to wither, or die (as leaves, etc)’VanBik 09 PKC: 959

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #4959, *raaw ‘PALE / DISCOLORED’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4959

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

References: PKC #959

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-4959,
  title  = {{*raaw 'PALE / DISCOLORED'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #4959},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4959}
}