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STEDT #5261

*klip

GADFLY
Proto-Kuki-Chin · provisional

Notes

This root bears a phonological resemblance to #352 PTB *s-lyap LIGHTNING / FLASH / GLITTER / BUTTERFLY, although the semantics present problems.

Reflexes & cognates3 reflexes · 3 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

1.2.1.1Northern Chin1

Thadosíel hlìp ‘gadfly’VanBik 09 PKC: 1261

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lushai [Mizo]tlìp n‘horse-fly, a gadfly’VanBik 09 PKC: 1261

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5261, *klip ‘GADFLY’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5261
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: PKC #1261
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-5261,
  title  = {{*klip 'GADFLY'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5261},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5261}
}