*m(i/u)N

MONKEY

Notes

This root is confined to a few languages of the Deng group. All three nasals are attested in final position, motivating the reconstruction with a neutral capital *-N. The variation between medial -i- and -u- is a well-established TB pattern.

Reflexes & cognates8 reflexes · 1 subgroup

1.1.2Deng8

Darang [Taraon]ta:prefix◦mím ‘ape’Anonymous xx Tar

Darang [Taraon]ta:prefix◦mím ‘monkey’Anonymous xx Tar

Darang [Taraon]tɑ³¹prefixmin⁵³ n‘monkey’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0308.22

Darang [Taraon]tɑ³¹prefixmin⁵³ ‘monkey’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 128.49

Kaman [Miju]ɑ³¹prefixmuŋ³⁵ n‘monkey’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0308.23

Kaman [Miju]ɑ³¹prefixmuŋ³⁵ ‘monkey’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 128.48

Idujɑ⁵⁵prefixmi⁵⁵ ‘monkey’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 128.50

Yidujɑ⁵⁵prefixmi⁵⁵ n‘monkey’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0308.25

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5565, *m(i/u)N ‘MONKEY’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5565

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

References: JAM

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5565,
  title  = {{*m(i/u)N 'MONKEY'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5565},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5565}
}