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STEDT #5404

*krəy

MOON / MOONLIGHT

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Intermediate reconstructions

Lolo-Burmese*krəy¹ ‘MOON / MOONLIGHT’

Notes

This root is quite separate from #3574 PTB *g(r/l)aːy SCATTER / SOW / DISPERSED WIDELY / WIDE / STAR.

Reflexes & cognates23 reflexes · 7 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmankrəy ‘moon / moonlight’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 596

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group13

Angami Naga⁴krhɯ ‘moon’Weidert 87 TBTo: 69

Angami (Khonoma)krü ‘moon’Marrison 67 Naga

Angami (Kohima)khrü ‘moon’Marrison 67 Naga

Chokrikhri ‘moon’Marrison 67 Naga

Khezhaeprefix◦krü ‘moon’Marrison 67 Naga

Maooprefix◦khro ‘moon’Marrison 67 Naga

Sema [Sumi]angushumorpheme nomorpheme aprefix◦qhi tsümorpheme ‘lunar eclipse (tiger eats moon)’Achumi 98: 2.33

Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦khi ‘moon’Marrison 67 Naga

Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦qhi ‘moon’Achumi 98: 2.3

Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦qhi kichhimorpheme ‘full moon’Achumi 98: 2.324

Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦qhi kuvümorpheme ‘moonlight’Achumi 98: 2.31

Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦qhi-kithemorpheme ‘new moon’Achumi 98: 2.32

Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦qhi-kughunumorpheme ‘new moon’Achumi 98: 2.32

1.3.3Zeme Group3

Zemehe#1016 PTB *s/g-la ‘MOON / MONTH’PTani *po-lo ‘MOON’PKC *khlaa ‘MOON / MONTH’PNN *gla poy ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮHla ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮʰla ‘MONTH’PKir *la ‘MOON’PLB *s/ʔ-la³ ‘MOON / MONTH’PL *bə la³ ‘MOON’PKar *Ɂlaᴬ ‘MOON, MONTH’◦keu ‘moon’Marrison 67 Naga

Zeme¹he#1016 PTB *s/g-la ‘MOON / MONTH’PTani *po-lo ‘MOON’PKC *khlaa ‘MOON / MONTH’PNN *gla poy ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮHla ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮʰla ‘MONTH’PKir *la ‘MOON’PLB *s/ʔ-la³ ‘MOON / MONTH’PL *bə la³ ‘MOON’PKar *Ɂlaᴬ ‘MOON, MONTH’⁵kei ‘moon’Weidert 87 TBTo: 69

Mziemehe#1016 PTB *s/g-la ‘MOON / MONTH’PTani *po-lo ‘MOON’PKC *khlaa ‘MOON / MONTH’PNN *gla poy ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮHla ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮʰla ‘MONTH’PKir *la ‘MOON’PLB *s/ʔ-la³ ‘MOON / MONTH’PL *bə la³ ‘MOON’PKar *Ɂlaᴬ ‘MOON, MONTH’◦kei ‘moon’Marrison 67 Naga

1.5Mikir [Karbi]3

Mikir [Karbi]chi◦klo#1016 PTB *s/g-la ‘MOON / MONTH’PTani *po-lo ‘MOON’PKC *khlaa ‘MOON / MONTH’PNN *gla poy ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮHla ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮʰla ‘MONTH’PKir *la ‘MOON’PLB *s/ʔ-la³ ‘MOON / MONTH’PL *bə la³ ‘MOON’PKar *Ɂlaᴬ ‘MOON, MONTH’ ‘moon’Marrison 67 Naga

Mikir [Karbi]ci◦klō(ʔ)#1016 PTB *s/g-la ‘MOON / MONTH’PTani *po-lo ‘MOON’PKC *khlaa ‘MOON / MONTH’PNN *gla poy ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮHla ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮʰla ‘MONTH’PKir *la ‘MOON’PLB *s/ʔ-la³ ‘MOON / MONTH’PL *bə la³ ‘MOON’PKar *Ɂlaᴬ ‘MOON, MONTH’ ‘moon’Weidert 87 TBTo: 328

Mikir [Karbi]tśi◦klo#1016 PTB *s/g-la ‘MOON / MONTH’PTani *po-lo ‘MOON’PKC *khlaa ‘MOON / MONTH’PNN *gla poy ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮHla ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮʰla ‘MONTH’PKir *la ‘MOON’PLB *s/ʔ-la³ ‘MOON / MONTH’PL *bə la³ ‘MOON’PKar *Ɂlaᴬ ‘MOON, MONTH’ ‘moon’LaPolla 87: 145

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

*Lolo-Burmesekrəy¹ ‘moon / moonlight’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 190

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish1

Laloxa#1016 PTB *s/g-la ‘MOON / MONTH’PTani *po-lo ‘MOON’PKC *khlaa ‘MOON / MONTH’PNN *gla poy ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮHla ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮʰla ‘MONTH’PKir *la ‘MOON’PLB *s/ʔ-la³ ‘MOON / MONTH’PL *bə la³ ‘MOON’PKar *Ɂlaᴬ ‘MOON, MONTH’-basuffix-khə́ ‘moonlight’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 190

6.1.2.2Central Loloish3

Lahu (Lancang)ɕɛ¹¹morphemeqɔ³³morphemekhɯ³³ n/adv‘midnight’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0754.43

Lahu (Black)ha#1016 PTB *s/g-la ‘MOON / MONTH’PTani *po-lo ‘MOON’PKC *khlaa ‘MOON / MONTH’PNN *gla poy ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮHla ‘MOON’TGTM *ᴮʰla ‘MONTH’PKir *la ‘MOON’PLB *s/ʔ-la³ ‘MOON / MONTH’PL *bə la³ ‘MOON’PKar *Ɂlaᴬ ‘MOON, MONTH’-pasuffix=khɨ ‘moonlight’Matisoff 88 DL: 392

Lahu (Yellow)te¹morphemeqhɤ³ ‘midnight’Chang 86

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5404, *krəy ‘MOON / MOONLIGHT’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5404

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

References: cf. HPTB p. 189

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5404,
  title  = {{*krəy 'MOON / MOONLIGHT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5404},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5404}
}