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STEDT #5530

*s-nyak

STICKY
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Intermediate reconstructions

Lolo-Burmese*ʔ-nyakᴸ ‘STICKY’

Notes

For a discussion of possible alternative etymologies, see HPTB:374.

Reflexes & cognates9 reflexes · 4 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

1.2.2Central Chin1

Lai (Hakha)neek ~ neʔ ‘stick to’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 374

6.1Lolo-Burmese2

*Lolo-Burmeseʔ-nyakᴸ ‘sticky’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 605

6.1.2.2Central Loloish8

Lahu (Lancang)nɛ³⁵ ‘sticky / glutinous’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1036.43
Lahu (Lancang)nɛ³⁵ v.‘paste / stick / glue’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1680.43
Lahu (Lancang)nɛ³⁵ v.‘stick down (an envelope)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1783.43
Lahu (Black)nɛ³⁵ ‘paste / glue / stick’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 626.33
Lahu (Yellow)nɛ⁴ ‘paste / glue / stick’Chang 86
Sani [Nyi]ñɛ 22s ‘sticky’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 154
Yi (Sani)ȵe² v.‘stick down (an envelope)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1783.39

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5530, *s-nyak ‘STICKY’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5530
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. HPTB p. 374
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-5530,
  title  = {{*s-nyak 'STICKY'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5530},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5530}
}