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STEDT #5371

*p(r/y)im

NEEDLE
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · provisional

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*phrim ‘NEEDLE’PKC #1339
Tangkhulic*prim ‘NEEDLE’DRM#449

Notes

This etymon seems so far to be confined to the NE Indian areal group.

Reflexes & cognates33 reflexes · 12 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

1.2.1.1Northern Chin3

Paitephim ‘needle’VanBik 09 PKC: 1339
Tiddimphim² ‘needle’VanBik 09 PKC: 1339

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin2

Ashoaprefix pʻyèm ‘needle’VanBik 09 PKC: 1339
Khumisprúeeng ‘needle’VanBik 09 PKC: 1339

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lai (Falam)ṭhǐm ‘needle’VanBik 09 PKC: 1339

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]chimorpheme-phò ‘needle’VanBik 09 PKC: 1339

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)7

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)yimmorpheme◦pen n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)immorpheme◦pən n.‘needle’Coupe 07 Ao
Lotha Nagao¹prefix-pjəm¹ n.‘needle’[Source note] lower range variantBruhn 14 SuppCN
Lotha Nagaoprefix◦pyam n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga
Lotha Nagaoprefix◦pyim ‘needle’Murry 78: 77
Sangtamtprefix◦pang n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga
Yimchungrütüprefix◦pean n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group6

Angami (Khonoma)theprefix◦pre n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)theprefix◦pre n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga
Chokrithüprefix◦prü n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga
Maooprefix◦prü n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga
Ntenyiaprefix◦pyeng n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga
Rengmapyeng n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.3Zeme Group2

Liangmeimprefix◦pin n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga
Rongmei / Nruanghmeimprefix◦pinh' n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.4Tangkhulic6

Huishuʔamorpheme-jemmorpheme-pem ‘needle’Mortensen 12 Tk: Implements.008
Kachairɐmmorpheme-pim ‘needle’Mortensen 12 Tk: Implements.006
Tangkhulkaprefix◦pim n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga
Tusomkəmorpheme-prɯə̃ ‘needle’Mortensen 12 Tk: Implements.007
Ukhrulkəmorpheme-pim ‘needle’Mortensen 12 Tk

1.5Mikir [Karbi]1

Mikir [Karbi]ingprefix◦prim n‘needle’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.1.1Bodo3

Bodobi◦zmorpheme ‘needle’Bhat 68 Boro
Bodobi◦zimorpheme ‘needle’Bhat 68 Boro
Kokborokšimorpheme-bi ‘needle’Tripuri 88

1.7.1.3Koch1

Atongbi◦jimorpheme n‘injection, injection needle’van Breugel 08 Atong

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5371, *p(r/y)im ‘NEEDLE’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5371
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: tentative transcription
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-5371,
  title  = {{*p(r/y)im 'NEEDLE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5371},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5371}
}