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STEDT #5427

*r-tsəy

MEDICINE / JUICE / PAINT

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Chinese comparandum

漆 OC *ts’i̯ĕt, GSR #401b ‘lacquer, paint’; Coblin 86:156 ST *tshjiʔ > OC *tshjit; Schuessler 2007:420 *tshit; Mand. qī.

Reflexes & cognates81 reflexes · 12 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)3

*Tibeto-Burmanr-tsəy ‘medicine / juice / paint’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 617

*Tibeto-Burmantsiy ‘juice / paint’Chou 72: 491b

*Tibeto-Burmantsiy ‘medicine, paint, drugs’Benedict 72 STC: 65

1.7.3.1Jingpho5

Jingphotsì ‘medicine’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 168

Jingphotsi ⪤ ətsi ‘drugs, medicine, tobacco, paint’Benedict 72 STC: 65

Jingphotsi̱³¹ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.19

Jingphotsi̱³¹ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.47

Jingphotsi̱³¹~a³¹prefixtsi̱³¹ ‘medicine’Liu 84

2.1.2.1Tibetan1

Tibetan (Written)rtsi ‘all liquids of a somewhat great consistency’Benedict 72 STC: 65

3.2Qiangic7

Muyatsə⁵³ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.15

Namuyitse⁵⁵ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.19

Namuyitse⁵⁵ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.46

Qiang (Longxi)tsù ‘paint, lacquer’Evans 99 Qiang: 753

Qiang (Longxi)ɕì ‘paint (painting)’Evans 99 Qiang: 1980

Qiang (Longxi)ɕì v.‘paint’[Source note] cf. ‘urinate’.Evans 99 Qiang: 2422

Qiang (Longxi)ɕì v.t.‘paint’Evans 99 Qiang: 753

4Nungic3

Anongməprefix◦tsi ‘medicine’Benedict 72 STC: 65

Nungnɛ⁵⁵morphemetshɿ³¹ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.21

Anongnɛ⁵⁵morphemetshɿ³¹ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.44

6.1.1Burmish15

Bola (Luxi)mi³¹morphemetʃhɿ³⁵ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.32

Bola (Luxi)tʃhɿ³⁵ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.32

Burmese (Rangoon)she⁵⁵ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.27

Burmese (Spoken Rangoon)hse⁵⁵ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.40

Burmese (Written)chê ‘medicine’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 168

Burmese (Written)chê ‘drug; tobacco; paint’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)hse³ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.39

Burmese (Written)she³ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.26

Burmese (Written)tshè ‘drugs, medicine, tobacco, paint’Benedict 72 STC: 65

Langsu (Luxi)tʃhik⁵⁵ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.31

Leqi (Luxi)tʃhei⁵⁵ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.33

Marmachí ‘medicine’Huziwara 08 Sak: 134-1

Maru [Langsu]tʃhik⁵⁵ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.43

Atsi [Zaiwa]tʃhi²¹ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.30

Atsi [Zaiwa]tʃhi²¹ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.42

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish17

Gazhuona²⁴morphemetshɿ³¹ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.47

Laloʔnemorpheme-tshì ‘medicine / drug’Björverud 94

Nusu (Central)nɛ³³morphemetshi³¹ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.34

Nusu (Northern)nɛ⁵⁵morphemetshɿ̄³¹ ‘medicine’Sun J 86 Nusu

Nusu (Bijiang)ʔnɛ̱³⁵morphemetshi³¹ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.45

Yi (Dafang)me³³morphemetɕhi³³ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.22

Yi (Liangshan)bu⁵⁵morphemeʦhɿ³³ ‘medicine’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Liangshan)phɛ³³morphemeʦhɿ³³ ‘malaria medicine’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Mile)no³³morphemetshi²¹ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.25

Yi (Mojiang)no²¹morphemetɕhi³³ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.26

Yi (Nanhua)no̱³³morphemetshi²¹ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.37

Yi (Nanhua)nᴀ̱³³morphemetɕhi³³ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.24

Yi (Nanjian)ne³³morphemetshɿ²¹ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.23

Yi (Weishan)ʔnᴇ³³morphemetshɿ²¹ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.36

Yi (Wuding)tshi³³ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.38

Yi (Xide)bu⁵⁵morphemetshɿ³³ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.35

Yi (Xide)bu⁵⁵morphemetshɿ³³ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.21

6.1.2.2Central Loloish15

Jinuotshi³³ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.34

Jinuo (Youle)tshi⁴⁴ ‘medicine’Gai 86

Jinuotshi⁴⁴ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.44

Kucongna33morpheme tshɿ31 ‘medicine’Dai 09 Kucong

Lahu (Lancang)nɑ³³morphemetshi³³ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.43

Lahu (Black)nâʔmorpheme-chɨ̂ ‘medicine’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 168

Lahu (Black)nᴀ⁵⁴morphemetshɿ⁵³ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.33

Lahu (Yellow)na⁶morphemetshɿ³ ‘medicine’Chang 86

Lisu (Northern)ji⁵⁵morphemetshiʔ²¹ N‘medicine’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)ná¹morpheme-htsi⁶ ‘drug / medicine’Fraser 22

Lisu (Central)ná¹morpheme-htsi⁶ ‘medicine’Fraser 22

Lisu (Northern)næ³³morphemetshiʔ²¹ N‘medicine’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)næ³³morphemetshiʔ²¹ kɯ³³morphemedu³³morpheme ‘medicine bottle; medicine box’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisunɛ⁴⁴morphemetshɿ⁴¹ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.27

Yi (Sani)nɒ³³morphemetshz̩¹¹ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish6

Akhaaˇprefix◦dzi˯ ‘semen, tree sap’Matisoff 87 BP

Hani (Dazhai)na³³morphemetshi³¹ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.31

Hani (Lüchun)na⁵⁵morphemetshi³¹ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.41

Hani (Caiyuan)tshɿ³¹ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.30

Hani (Shuikui)na³³morphemetshi³¹ ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.32

Hani (Mojiang)na³³morphemetshi³¹ n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.42

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish6

Azhanɛ⁴⁴morphemeʦʰi³³ ‘medicine; herbal medicine’Pelkey 11 Phula: 514

Southern Mujina²¹morphemeʨʰi³³ ‘medicine; herbal medicine’Pelkey 11 Phula: 514

Pholanɔ³³morphemeʨʰi̠²³ ‘medicine; herbal medicine’Pelkey 11 Phula: 514

Hlepho Phowana³³morphemeʦʰɿ⁵⁵ ‘medicine; herbal medicine’Pelkey 11 Phula: 514

Phu Khana³³morpheme t͡sʰɯʔ³⁵ ‘medicine’Fried 00 PhuKha

Phuzana³¹morphemeʦʰi³³ ‘medicine; herbal medicine’Pelkey 11 Phula: 514

6.2Naxi5

Laze (Xiangjiao)tsʰɯ˧fi˧morpheme ‘medicine’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 845

Na (Yongning)ʈʂʰæ˧ɯ#˥morpheme ‘medicine’Michaud 06 NaLaze

Naxi (Yongning)tʂha³³ɣɯ³³morpheme ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.29

Naxi (Lijiang)tʂhəɹ³³ɣɯ³³morpheme ‘medicine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 509.28

Naxitʂhɚ³³ɣɯ³³morpheme n‘medicine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0456.45

9.0.1Old Chinese1

Chinese (Old/Mid)tsʻi̯ĕt ‘varnish’Chou 72: 491b

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5427, *r-tsəy ‘MEDICINE / JUICE / PAINT’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5427

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

References: cf. HPTB pp. 189, 201, 464; HPTB DONE

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5427,
  title  = {{*r-tsəy 'MEDICINE / JUICE / PAINT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5427},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5427}
}