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*ney

LOOK / TRY TO

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Intermediate reconstructions

Lolo-Burmese*ney³ ⪤ *ʔney¹ ‘LOOK / TRY’

Notes

This root is particularly well-attested in Bodo-Garo and Lolo-Burmese, with a healthy sprinkling of forms elsewhere.

Reflexes & cognates98 reflexes · 12 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmanney ‘look / try’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 145

*Tibeto-Burmanney ‘look / try to’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 604

1.3.3Zeme Group1

Zemeni ‘look at’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.1.1Bodo21

Bodonay v‘look’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodonay ‘look’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 145

Bodonay◦blidmorpheme v‘look straight’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodonay◦dammorpheme v‘see by force’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodonay◦kmamorpheme v‘look secretly’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodonay◦knemorpheme v‘just begin to look’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodonay◦kremorpheme v‘look by bending one's head a little’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodonay◦namorpheme ‘good to look at’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodonay◦sleŋmorpheme v‘see a little’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodonay◦slúmorpheme v‘see a little’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodonay◦slumorpheme v‘see a little; peep’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodonay◦somorpheme v‘look after’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodonay◦somorpheme ‘look after, try Ving’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 145

Bodonay◦soŋmorpheme v‘see a little’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodona◦zamorpheme v‘try’Bhat 68 Boro

Dimasanai ‘look at’Marrison 67 Naga

Dimasanai ‘look, see’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 145

Dimasanai ‘look, see’Benedict 72 STC: 65n206

Kokboroknay ‘look at’Tripuri 88

Kokboroknay ‘try’Tripuri 88

Kokboroknay-toʔmorpheme ‘search, look for’Tripuri 88

1.7.1.2Garo5

Garoni ‘look, see’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 145

Garoni ‘look, see’Benedict 72 STC: 65n206

Garo (Bangladesh)ni-amorpheme vt‘look at; test; try; watch’Burling 03 Garo: 3.514-II:idx

Garo (Bangladesh)ni-chamorpheme-amorpheme vi‘look up’Burling 03 Garo: 9.41-II:idx

Garo (Bangladesh)ni-rokmorpheme-amorpheme vt‘guard; look after; observe’Burling 03 Garo: 9.73-II:idx

2.1.1Western Himalayish1

Baramni◦gomorpheme v.‘look’Kansakar 10 Baram: 201

2.3.3Central Kiranti3

Dumiləmmorpheme◦nɨ ‘look for, search, seek’Driem 93 Dumi

Dumisyen#147 PKir *sen ‘SEE (DREAM)’◦nɨ ‘look at, discern’Driem 93 Dumi

Khalingseymorpheme-ne v‘look at’Hale 73 CSD: 10b2.15

5Tujia3

Tujia (Northern)ni1 vt.‘look for’Brassett 04 Tujia

Tujia (Northern)ni¹ v‘look for’Brassett 06 Tujia: 4.3

Tujiaȵi⁵³ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.49

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

*Lolo-Burmeseney³ ⪤ ʔney¹ ‘look / try’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 145

6.1.2Loloish2

*LoloishC-ɲi¹ ‘look at’Bradley 79 PLo: 594A

*LoloishC-ɲi¹ v.‘try’Bradley 79 PLo: 794

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish12

LaloNí ‘look’Björverud 94

Nesuȵi⁵⁵ v.‘see / look’Chen 86 Yi: 3.4.9

Noesuna³³morphemeȵi¹³ ‘see / look’Chen 86 Yi: 3.4.9

Yi (Mile)ni³³ ‘look’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 528.25

Yi (Mojiang)ni⁵⁵ ‘look’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 528.26

Yi (Nanhua)ȵi³³ v.‘let s.b. see / show’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1470.37

Yi (Nanhua)ȵi³³ ‘look’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 528.24

Yi (Nanhua)ȵi³³ko²¹morpheme ‘see’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 529.24

Yi (Nanhua)ʂɿ²¹morphemeȵi³³ v.‘try / attempt’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1627.37

Yi (Nanjian)i⁵⁵ ‘look at’Chen 85 YiJZ

Yi (Nanjian)i⁵⁵ ‘look’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 528.23

Yi (Wuding)ȵi³³ v.‘try / attempt’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1627.38

6.1.2.2Central Loloish50

Ahini³³ ‘see / look’Chen 86 Yi: 3.4.9

Ahini³³ v.‘see / look’Luo 90: 3.4.9

Kucongȵi33 ‘look’Dai 09 Kucong

*Common Lahuni: ‘look at’Bradley 79 PLo: 594A

Lahu (Lancang)xɑ³³morpheme ni³³ v.‘try / attempt’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1627.43

Lahu (Black)câ#36 PTB *m-dz(y)a-k/n/t/s ‘EAT / FOOD / FEED / RICE’PKC *θaʔ ‘FEED’PCN *tsaʔ ‘EAT’PCN *a-tsa-k ‘RICE (paddy)’PTk *tsa ‘EAT’PTk *tsaat ‘RICE (COOKED)’ ni ve#450 PTB *way ‘BE / COPULA / NOMINALIZER / SUBORDINATOR’Allofams1 #1821 PTB *s/g-ray ⪤ *way ‘BE / COPULA / NOMINALIZER / SUBORDINATOR / GOD’1a #449 PTB *g-ray ‘BE / COPULA / NOMINALIZER / SUBORDINATOR’1b #658 PTB *g-ray ‘GOD / CREATOR’1c #450 PTB *way ‘BE / COPULA / NOMINALIZER / SUBORDINATOR’1d #5495 PTB *s-ray ‘PLURALIZER’ ‘try eating; have a taste’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 145

Lahu (Black)ni ‘look at; look after, care for’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 145

Lahu (Black)ni³³ ‘look at’Chang 86

Lahu (Black)ni³³ ‘look’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 528.33

Lahu (Black)ni³³ mɔ³¹#1227 PTB *mraŋ ‘SEE’PCN *m-raŋ ‘STARE, LOOK AT, WATCH’TGTM *ᴬʰmraŋ ‘SEE’PLB *mraŋ¹ ‘SEE’PLB *s-mraŋ¹ ‘SHOW’ ‘see’Chang 86

Lahu (Black)temorpheme ni ve#450 PTB *way ‘BE / COPULA / NOMINALIZER / SUBORDINATOR’Allofams1 #1821 PTB *s/g-ray ⪤ *way ‘BE / COPULA / NOMINALIZER / SUBORDINATOR / GOD’1a #449 PTB *g-ray ‘BE / COPULA / NOMINALIZER / SUBORDINATOR’1b #658 PTB *g-ray ‘GOD / CREATOR’1c #450 PTB *way ‘BE / COPULA / NOMINALIZER / SUBORDINATOR’1d #5495 PTB *s-ray ‘PLURALIZER’ ‘try doing’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 145

Lisu (Central)hpi²morpheme-nyi³ ‘look’Fraser 22

Lisu (Northern)na³³morphemeni³³ V‘ask; inquire; ask and look for; visit’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)na³³morphemeɲi³³ V‘ask; inquire; ask and look for; visit’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ni³³ V‘look; glance; peep; look around; see’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ni³³ ma²¹morpheme my³³morpheme ‘look down on; discriminate; slander; despise’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ni³³ ma²¹morpheme phy²¹morpheme ‘look down on’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ni³³dʑa³³morpheme ‘attend; look after’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ni³³hwa⁵⁵morpheme ‘unpleasant to look at; ugly’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ni³³na³⁵morpheme ‘look; visit; have a look’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ni³³ta⁵⁵morpheme ‘watch; look at; wait; wait and see; gaze; stare’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)nyi³ ‘look’Fraser 22

Lisunyi¹ ‘look at’Bradley 79 PLo: 594B

Lisu (Northern)næ³³morphemeni³³ ‘take a furtive look at’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)næ³³morphemeɲi³³ ‘take a furtive look at’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)shï⁵morpheme-nyi³ ‘try’Fraser 22

Lisu (Central)tē²morpheme-nyi³ ‘look’Fraser 22

Lisu (Northern)thi²¹morpheme lø³⁵morphemezaʔ²¹morpheme ni³³ ‘treat equally without discrimination; look together’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)tɕa³⁵morphemeni³³ ‘test; try; guess’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)tɕa³⁵morphemeɲi³³ ‘test; try; guess’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)tɕha³³#5799 PLB *s/g-(y/r)a ‘SEEK / SEARCH / LOOK FOR’ni³³thɯ³³morpheme ‘look for; seek’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)tɕha³³#5799 PLB *s/g-(y/r)a ‘SEEK / SEARCH / LOOK FOR’ɲi³³thɯ³³morpheme ‘look for; seek’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)za³⁵morphemeni³³ ‘try’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)za³⁵morphemeni³³ni³³ ‘have a try; test; examine’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)za³⁵morphemeɲi³³ ‘try’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)za³⁵morphemeɲi³³ɲi³³ ‘have a try; test; examine’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisuzɑ³⁵morpheme ni̱³³ v.‘try / attempt’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1627.40

Lisuzɑ³⁵morphemeȵi³³ ‘taste / try the flavor of’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1182.40

Lisu (Nujiang)ȵi̱⁴⁴ ‘look at’Xu 86 Lisu

Lisuȵi⁴⁴ ‘look’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 528.27

Lisu (Central)ɲi³³ V‘look; glance; peep; look around; see’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)ɲi³³ ma²¹morpheme my³³morpheme ‘look down on; discriminate; slander; despise’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)ɲi³³ ma²¹morpheme phy²¹morpheme ‘look down on’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)ɲi³³dʑa³³morpheme ‘attend; look after’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)ɲi³³hwa⁵⁵morpheme ‘unpleasant to look at; ugly’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)ɲi³³na³⁵morpheme ‘look; visit; have a look’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)ɲi³³ta⁵⁵morpheme ‘watch; look at; wait; wait and see; gaze; stare’Bradley 94 Lisu

Sani [Nyi]ne³³ ‘look’Wu 84: 92.1

Yi (Sani)ne⁴⁴ v.‘let s.b. see / show’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1470.39

Yi (Sani)nɒ³³morphemene⁴⁴ v.‘see ( a doctor)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1472.39

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish3

Azhanɛ⁴⁴ ‘look at’Pelkey 11 Phula: 591

Azhaȵi⁴⁴ ‘look at’Pelkey 11 Phula: 591

Pholaȵi⁵⁵ ‘look at’Pelkey 11 Phula: 591

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5419, *ney ‘LOOK / TRY TO’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5419

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

References: cf. HPTB p. 206

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5419,
  title  = {{*ney 'LOOK / TRY TO'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5419},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5419}
}