*dzwaŋ

LOFTY / ELEVATED

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reflexes & cognates2 reflexes · 3 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmandzwaŋ ‘lofty / elevated’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 269

1.2.2Central Chin1

Lai (Hakha)cuaŋ (I), cuan (II) ‘be lofty, visible (as a banner)’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 269

6.1.1Burmish1

Burmese (Written)cwaŋʼ be v.‘erected, elevated, perched on high’Benedict 76 WBur

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5480, *dzwaŋ ‘LOFTY / ELEVATED’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5480

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

References: cf. HPTB p. 269

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5480,
  title  = {{*dzwaŋ 'LOFTY / ELEVATED'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5480},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5480}
}