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STEDT #5558

*glyaːk

THUNDERBOLT / LIGHTNING

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*kreek ‘LIGHTNING / THUNDER’PKC #1324

Kuki-Chin*gleːk ‘THUNDERBOLT’

Notes

For a discussion of possible alternative etymologies, see HPTB:373-374.

This root is reconstructed as PLB *trek in LTSR #67.

Reflexes & cognates19 reflexes · 9 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmangleːk ‘thunderbolt / lightning’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 590

1NE Indian Areal Group1

*Kuki-Nagagleːk ‘thunderbolt’Benedict 72 STC: p.41

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinkreek ‘LIGHTNING / THUNDER’VanBik 09 PKC: 1324

1.2.1.1Northern Chin6

Sizangkeak ‘lightning, thunder’VanBik 09 PKC: 1324

Thadokêʔ ‘lightning, thunder’VanBik 09 PKC: 1324

Thadokɛ́ʔ ‘thunder’Thirumalai 72: 56

Thadokɛ̀ʔ ‘thunder’Thirumalai 72: 60

Tiddimkeek¹ ‘thunderbolt’VanBik 09 PKC: 1324

Tiddimkeːk¹ ‘thunderbolt’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 587

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Ashoglek ‘meteorite, thunderbolt’Benedict 72 STC: 41

1.2.2Central Chin7

Lai (Falam)ṭêek ‘thunderbolt’VanBik 09 PKC: 1324

Lai (Hakha)treek ‘lightning, thunder’VanBik 09 PKC: 1324

Lushai [Mizo]ṭêek n‘thunderbolt, a meteorite’VanBik 09 PKC: 1324

Lushai [Mizo]Teːk ‘thunderbolt’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 587

Lushai [Mizo]trêek ‘thunderbolt’Løffler 85 Paa

Paangkhuamamorpheme◦tsèek ‘thunderbolt’Løffler 85 Paa

Paangkhuatsèek ‘thunderbolt’Løffler 85 Paa

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]pamorpheme◦chi◦<pa◦treek ‘thunderbolt’Løffler 85 Paa

6.1.2.2Central Loloish3

Lahu (Black)mû#2473 PTB *r-məw ‘SKY / HEAVENS / CLOUDS’PTani *m(ə/u)k ‘CLOUD’-thɛ̂ʔ ‘thunder and lightning’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 67

Lahu (Yellow)mv̩³#2473 PTB *r-məw ‘SKY / HEAVENS / CLOUDS’PTani *m(ə/u)k ‘CLOUD’thɛ⁶ ‘thunder’Chang 86

Lahu (Yellow)mv̩³#2473 PTB *r-məw ‘SKY / HEAVENS / CLOUDS’PTani *m(ə/u)k ‘CLOUD’thɛ⁶thɛ⁶ v.‘thunder’Chang 86

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish1

Akhateh HS ‘roar of thunder and crackle of lightning’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 67

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5558, *glyaːk ‘THUNDERBOLT / LIGHTNING’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5558

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

References: cf. HPTB p. 373, STC p.41

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5558,
  title  = {{*glyaːk 'THUNDERBOLT / LIGHTNING'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5558},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5558}
}