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STEDT #5383

*dzum ⪤ *tsum

PAIR
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · provisional

Intermediate reconstructions

Lolo-Burmese*dzum³/¹ ⪤ *tsum¹ ‘PAIR / EVEN NUMBER’

Chinese comparandum

雙 OC *sŭng, GSR #1200a ‘a pair’; Coblin 86:115 ST *zrung > OC *srung; Schuessler 2007: *srôŋ; B & S 2011: *sˁroŋ {[s]ˁroŋ}; Mand. shuāng.

This comparandum is tentative given the disparity in final consonants: *-ŋ for Sinitic e.g. *srung, compared with *-m for Tibeto-Burman *dzum ⪤ *tsum.

Reflexes & cognates113 reflexes · 16 subgroups

0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)1

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmandzum ⪤ tsum ‘pair’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 588

1.1.1.1Western Tani2

Bokaraprefix tɕum clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.24
Bokaraprefix-čum ‘classifier (pair of chicken)’Sun J 93 Tani

1.7.3.1Jingpho2

Jingphotsum³³ ‘pair’Liu 84
Jingphotsum³³ ‘pair’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 958.47

3.2Qiangic17

Ersudʐɛ⁵⁵ ‘pair’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 958.18
Guiqiongtɔ³³morphemezũ⁵³ ‘pair’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 958.17
Lyuzu(te⁵³morpheme) dʐɯ⁵³ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.18
Lyuzu(te⁵³morpheme)dʐɯ⁵³ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.18
Muya [Minyak]tɐ³⁵morphemetʂhuɯ³⁵ ‘pair’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 958.15
Namuyidzy³⁵ ‘pair’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 958.19
Namuyidzu̵³¹ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.46
Namuyidzu̵³¹ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.46
Pumi (Jiulong)(tə⁵⁵morpheme) phʐy¹¹ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.10
Pumi (Jiulong)(tə⁵⁵morpheme) phʐy¹¹ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.10
Pumi (Lanping)phʃe⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.09
Pumi (Lanping)tə⁵⁵morphemephʂɯ¹³ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.09
Pumi (Qinghua)tə⁵⁵morphemephʐɯ¹³ ‘pair’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 958.11
Pumi (Taoba)tə³⁵morphemephʐə⁵³ ‘pair’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 958.10
Qiang (Mawo)(ɑ)morpheme ʑy clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.08
Queyu (Xinlong)(tɯ⁵⁵morpheme) tʃhe³³ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.13
Xumidʑĩ³⁵ clf‘classifier for one of a pair’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0871.17

3.3rGyalrongic1

4Nungic5

Rawangzɯm⁵³ CL‘CL pair (of rabbits or yoked cattle)’LaPolla 03: 917
Trung [Dulong]dzɯ̆m⁵⁵ ‘pair’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 958.46
Dulongdʑɯm⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.20
Dulongdʑɯm⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.20
Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)tɕi⁵⁵morphemezɯ̆m⁵⁵ ‘pair’Sun H 82 Dul

5Tujia3

Tujia (Northern)zũ⁵⁵ ‘pair’Tian 86
Tujiazu⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.49
Tujiazu⁵⁵ ‘pair’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 958.38

6.1.1Burmish25

Achang (Lianghe)tɕuŋ³¹ ‘pair’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Longchuan)tɕɔm³¹ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.28
Achang (Longchuan)tɕɔm³¹ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.28
Achang (Luxi)tsɔm⁵¹ ‘pair’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Xiandao)cum³¹ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.29
Achang (Xiandao)cum³¹ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.29
Bola (Luxi)tsam³⁵ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.32
Bola (Luxi)tsam³⁵ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.32
Burmese (Rangoon)sõ²² clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.27
Burmese (Written)chuṁ ‘meet, come together’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)cuṁ ‘double, form a pair, be even, complete’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)suṁ² clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.26
Burmese (Written)əprefix-chuṁ ‘meeting, junction’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)əprefix-cuṁ n.‘even number, pair’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)ʔəprefix◦cum ‘pair’Hansson 89 AHKP: xxx
Hpun (Northern)ăprefix◦tsóm ‘pair’Henderson 86 Hpun
Langsu (Luxi)tsam⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.31
Langsu (Luxi)tsam⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.31
Leqi (Luxi)tsɔm⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.33
Leqi (Luxi)tsɔm⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.33
Atsi [Zaiwa]tsum⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.30
Atsi [Zaiwa]tsum⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.30

6.1.2Loloish1

*Loloishʔ-dzum¹ ‘pair’Bradley 79 PLo: 420A

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish19

Gazhuotsɛ³²³ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.47
Nusu (Central)dza³³ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.34
Nusu (Central)dza³³ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.34
Nusu (Southern)dzɛ⁵⁵ ‘pair’Sun J 86 Nusu
Yi (Liangshan)ʣi³³ ‘pair [classifier]; set [classifier]’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Nanhua)dzɿ³³ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.37
Yi (Weishan)dʑy³³ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.36
Yi (Weishan)dʑy⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.36
Yi (Wuding)dzɤ¹¹ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.38
Yi (Wuding)dzɤ¹¹ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.38
Yi (Xide)dzi²¹ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.35
Yi (Xide)dzi³³ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.35

6.1.2.2Central Loloish25

Jinuotsø³³ ‘pair’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 958.34
Jinuo (Youle)tsø⁵⁵ ‘pair’Gai 86
Jinuotsœ⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.44
Jinuotsœ⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.44
Kucongtɕɛ33 ‘classifier.pair’Dai 09 Kucong
Lahu (Lancang)tɕɛ³³ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.43
Lahu (Lancang)tɕɛ³³ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.43
Lahu (Black)cɛ̀ v.‘be doubled (of something that should be single)’Matisoff 88 DL: 484
Lahu (Yellow)tɕɛ¹ ‘pair’Chang 86
Lisu (Central)(hti⁵morpheme) dzyē⁴ n.‘pair of’Fraser 22
Lisu (Northern)de²¹morphemepɤ³³morpheme thi²¹morpheme dzeʔ²¹ n‘pair of pigeons’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)de²¹morphemepɤ³³morpheme thi²¹morpheme dzø⁴⁴ n‘pair of pigeons’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisudze³³ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.40
Lisudze̱³¹ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.40
Lisu (Northern)dzeʔ²¹ N, C‘pair; cf. dzeʔ²¹’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisudze⁴¹ ‘pair’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 958.27
Lisu (Northern)dzø⁴⁴ N, C‘pair; cf. dzeʔ²¹’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)ji⁵⁵morphemedzøʔ²¹ N‘couple; pair’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)ji⁵⁵morphemedzø⁴⁴ N‘even number; pair, couple’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)tɕhi³³morphemene³³morpheme thi²¹morpheme dzeʔ²¹ n‘pair of shoes’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)ɕwa³³morphemema³³morpheme thi²¹morpheme dzeʔ²¹ ‘pair of wheat grains (riddle: eyes)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Yi (Sani)dzɤ³³ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.39
Yi (Sani)tsɤ³³ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish7

Akhadzḿ ‘pair’Hansson 89 AHKP: xxx
Hani (Lüchun)dzɔ⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.41
Hani (Lüchun)dzɔ⁵⁵ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.41
Hani (Gelanghe)dzm̩⁵⁵ ‘pair’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

6.2Naxi4

Laze (Xiangjiao)ɖɯ˧morphemedze˥ ‘pair’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 1823
Naxidzɿ²¹ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.45

7Karenic2

Karendzu³¹ clf‘pair (of shoes)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0865.50
Karendzu³¹ clf‘pair (of rabbits)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0866.50

8Bai1

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5383, *dzum ⪤ *tsum ‘PAIR’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5383
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. HPTB p. 272
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-5383,
  title  = {{*dzum ⪤ *tsum 'PAIR'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5383},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5383}
}