*brwaŋ

LOUD / BRIGHT

Chinese comparandum

炳 OC *pi̯ɑ̆ng, GSR #757i ‘bright, luminous’; Schuessler 2007: *briaŋʔ; B & S 2011: (*praŋʔ); Mand. bǐng.
明 OC *mi̯ɑ̆ng, GSR #760a-d ‘bright; clear; wise’; Coblin 86:49 ST *mdjɨang > PC *mrjiang > OC *mjiang; Schuessler 2007:388 *mraŋ; B & S 2011: *mraŋ; Mand. míng.

Reflexes & cognates18 reflexes · 6 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmanpraŋ ‘loud / bright’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 607

1.1.2Deng3

Darang [Taraon]thɯ³¹morphemebɹoŋ³⁵ n‘light’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0003.22

Darang [Taraon]thɯ³¹morphemebɹoŋ³⁵ ‘bright’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1012.22

Darang [Taraon]thɯ³¹morphemebɹoŋ³⁵ ‘bright’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 833.49

6.1.1Burmish6

Burmese (Written)prâŋ ‘violent, virulent’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 197

Burmese (Written)prâŋ be v.‘violent; very; loud; virulent’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)proŋ ‘shining’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 100

Burmese (Written)proŋ ‘bright, shining’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)roŋ ‘brightness’Benedict 76 WBur

Leqi (Luxi)paːŋ³¹ ‘bright’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1012.33

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish4

Nusu (Central)bɹa³¹ ‘bright’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1012.34

Nusu (Northern)bɹa⁵⁵ ‘bright’Sun J 86 Nusu

Nusu (Bijiang)bɹɑ³¹ ‘bright’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 833.45

Nusu (Southern)bɹɔ³¹ ‘bright’Sun J 86 Nusu

6.1.2.2Central Loloish4

Jinuoprɔ⁴⁴ n‘light’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0003.44

Jinuoprɔ⁴⁴ ‘bright’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1012.44

Jinuo (Youle)pɹɔ⁴⁴ ‘bright’Gai 86

Jinuopɹɔ⁴⁴ ‘bright’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 833.34

7Karenic1

Pa-Orɔ́ŋ ‘bright’Solnit 89 PaO

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5421, *brwaŋ ‘LOUD / BRIGHT’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5421

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

References: cf. HPTB p. 303

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5421,
  title  = {{*brwaŋ 'LOUD / BRIGHT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5421},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5421}
}