*hliap

SHADOW (n.) / SUNSHADE

Proto-Kuki-Chin · provisional

Notes

This root bears some resemblance to #2614 PTB *g/s-rip SHADE / SHADOW but appears to be independent of the latter.

Reflexes & cognates6 reflexes · 3 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinhliap n‘SHADOW / SUNSHADE’VanBik 09 PKC: 1120

1.2.1.1Northern Chin4

Thadolîep ‘shadow’VanBik 09 PKC: 1120

Tiddimliap¹ ‘hidden by clouds (of sun)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1120

Tiddimliap¹ vi‘hidden by clouds [of sun]’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 949

Tiddimliap¹ ‘hidden by clouds ...’Bhaskararao 94 TCV

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lai (Hakha)ni-hliap ‘shadow of something (as when the sun is blocked, e.g. by a mountain)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1120

Lushai [Mizo]ní hlîap ‘sunshade, umbrella’VanBik 09 PKC: 1120

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5120, *hliap ‘SHADOW (n.) / SUNSHADE’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5120

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

References: PKC #1120

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5120,
  title  = {{*hliap 'SHADOW (n.) / SUNSHADE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5120},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5120}
}