*zaay

THREAD / STRAND (classifier)

Proto-Central Chin · provisional

Reflexes & cognates2 reflexes · 1 subgroup

1.2.2Central Chin3

*Central Chinzaay ‘THREAD / STRAND (Clf.)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1240

Lai (Hakha)zâay ‘thread or strand (as of hair or cotton)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1240

Lushai [Mizo]zái n‘single thread or strand (as of cotton, hair, wire, etc.)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1240

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5240, *zaay ‘THREAD / STRAND (classifier)’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5240

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

References: PKC #1240 ("PCC")

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5240,
  title  = {{*zaay 'THREAD / STRAND (classifier)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5240},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5240}
}