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*s-yəy

GRASS

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reflexes & cognates110 reflexes · 10 subgroups

3.2Qiangic15

Lyuzuʐu³⁵ n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.18

Namuyiʐu⁵⁵ ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.19

Namuyi(ʐu⁵⁵)qhuo⁵³morpheme v.‘mow / cut (grass)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1342.46

Namuyiʐu⁵⁵ n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.46

Qiang (Longxi)zù ‘field’Evans 99 Qiang: 44

Qiang (Longxi)zù mùmorpheme ɕùmorpheme ‘burn grass in field’Evans 99 Qiang: 2310

Qiang (Longxi)zù ɚ́morpheme ‘dry field [field-dry]’Evans 99 Qiang: 46

Qiang (Mianchi)sɨ̀ ‘grass’Evans 99 Qiang: 562

Qiang (Mianchi)sɨ̀ kúmorpheme ‘mow grass’Evans 99 Qiang: 1924

Qiang (Mianchi)sɨ̀-phìŋChinese loanword phíŋChinese loanword ‘grassland [grass-b(flat)]’Evans 99 Qiang: 43

Qiang (Mianchi)sɨ̀-uémorpheme sɨ̀morpheme ‘grassland [grass-place.for.growing]’Evans 99 Qiang: 43

Queyu (Xinlong)ʁry n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.13

Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]ʐu³⁵ ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.16

Xumiʑe⁵⁵ ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.20

Xumiʑɪ⁵⁵ n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.17

5Tujia11

Tujia (Northern)si3 n.‘grass’Brassett 04 Tujia

Tujiasi²¹ n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.49

Tujiasi²¹ ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.38

Tujia (Northern)si²¹~si²¹kha²¹morphemetsha²¹morpheme ‘grass’Tian 86

Tujia (Northern)si³ ‘grass’Brassett 06 Tujia: 1.4

Tujia (Northern)si³bu²morphemeli¹morpheme ‘grass seed’Brassett 06 Tujia: 1.4

Tujia (Northern)si³ka³morphemeca³morpheme ‘grass used as fodder’Brassett 06 Tujia: 1.4

Tujia (Northern)xi3 n.‘grass’Brassett 04 Tujia

Tujia (Northern)xi3bu2morphemeli1morpheme n.‘grass seed’Brassett 04 Tujia

Tujia (Northern)xi3pie4morpheme n+vt.‘pull up grass’Brassett 04 Tujia

Tujia (Northern)xi³pie⁴morpheme v‘pull up grass’Brassett 06 Tujia: 3.3

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

*Lolo-Burmeses-yəy² ‘grass’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 620

6.1.1Burmish4

Achang (Longchuan)sa⁵⁵ n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.28

Achang (Longchuan)sa⁵⁵ ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.41

Achang (Xiandao)sa⁵⁵ n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.29

Leqi (Luxi)jo³¹ŋɛː⁵³morpheme v.‘burn the grass on wasteland’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1610.33

6.1.2Loloish1

*Loloishze² ‘thatch’Bradley 79 PLo: 299

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish21

Gazhuozɤ⁵³sa³⁵morpheme n‘mat (grass, straw)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0491.47

Gazhuozɤ⁵³xo³¹morpheme n‘mat (woven bamboo)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0491.47

Gazhuozɪ³¹ ‘thatch grass’Dai 91 TB15

Gazhuozɿ³¹ n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.47

Lalosjə̀ ‘grass’Björverud 94

Yi (Dafang)sɿ³³ ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.22

Yi (Liangshan)bu⁵⁵morphemezɯ³³ ‘grass, tender’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Liangshan)thu̱³³morphemeʐɿ³³ ‘grass, thatch’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Liangshan)ʐɿ³³ ‘grass’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Liangshan)ʐɿ³³bo³³morpheme ‘grass, dry and tall; hay; straw’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Liangshan)ʐɿ³³ho²¹morpheme ‘rope, grass fiber’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Mile)ɕi⁵⁵; ɕi⁵⁵bi²¹morpheme ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.25

Yi (Mojiang)ɕi³³be²¹morpheme ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.26

Yi (Nanhua)ʂi⁵⁵bᴀ̱²¹morpheme ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.24

Yi (Nanhua)ʂɿ⁵⁵ n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.37

Yi (Nanhua)ʂɿ⁵⁵bɑ²¹morpheme n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.37

Yi (Nanjian)ʂɿ²¹ku²¹morpheme ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.23

Yi (Weishan)ʂɿ²¹bɯ²¹morpheme n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.36

Yi (Wuding)ʂɿ³³ n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.38

Yi (Xide)ʐɿ³³ n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.35

Yi (Xide)ʑɿ⁵⁵ v.‘mow / cut (grass)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1342.35

6.1.2.2Central Loloish34

Jinuo (Youle)sɔ⁴⁴tʃhɑ⁵⁵morpheme ‘grass’Gai 86

Jinuoʃɔ⁴⁴tʃha⁵⁵morpheme n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.44

Kucongzʌ33 pv55morpheme ‘grass’Dai 09 Kucong

Lahu (Lancang)zi⁵³ n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.43

Lahu (Black)zɿ⁵³ ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.33

Lisu (Northern)kɔ³³#3581 PTB *s-gaŋ ‘MOUNTAIN / RIDGE / HILL’ʃɿ⁵⁵ seʔ²¹morpheme V‘grass and trees turn brown (indicating the beginning of winter)’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)la²¹morphemesi³³ N‘cogon grass’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)la⁵morpheme si¹ ‘grass (thatching)’Fraser 22

Lisu (Central)shï¹ ‘grass’Fraser 22

Lisu (Central)shï¹ ‘grass (thatching)’Fraser 22

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵ N‘grass; wild grass’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisuʃɿ⁵⁵ ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.27

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵ thi²¹morpheme ty³⁵morpheme ‘bundle of grass’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵da²¹morpheme thø²¹morpheme ‘divination with grass (by folding grass leaves)’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵dɔʔ²¹morpheme ‘poisonous grass’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵hæ̃³⁵#2630 PTB *rwak ‘RAT’PTk *rwok ‘RAT / RODENT’ ‘grass rat (kind of rat which nests in thick grass)’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵khɤ²¹morpheme ‘grass (the kind used in making ornaments)’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵khɤ²¹morpheme jæ³⁵morpheme ‘lots of dew on the grass’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵khɤ²¹morpheme thø²¹morpheme ‘make grass knots (as signal or marker)’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵khɤ²¹morphememy³³#2472 PTB *g/s-məw ‘MUSHROOM / FUNGUS’PLB *ʔ-məw¹ ‘MUSHROOM’PL *s-mo¹ ‘MUSHROOM’ ‘grass-fungus (kind of mushrrom)’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵la²¹morphemegwa³⁵morpheme ‘kind of grass, Indocalamus’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵mi⁴⁴morpheme ‘grass land’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵pa³³morphemephu²¹morpheme ‘reed; kind of grass (Chinese '10 foot wild old grass')’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵phɤ²¹morphemelɤ²¹morpheme ‘grass ends’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵pø⁵⁵morpheme ‘billion-dollar grass’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵pø⁵⁵morpheme khɔ²¹morphemedɔ³³morpheme ‘grass mat’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵pɯʔ²¹morphemelɤʔ²¹morpheme ‘ten-thousand-link grass (kind of grass)’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵sɤ²¹morpheme ‘barnyard grass’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵tsha³³morphemephu²¹morpheme ‘water cat-tail grass (kind of grass)’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵tshu²¹morpheme ‘fur-grass (kind of grass)’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵ty³⁵morpheme ‘bundle of grass’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵tɕhi³³morphemenø³³morpheme ‘grass sandal’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ⁵⁵ɤʔ²¹morpheme ŋɔ²¹morpheme ‘Story of Cuting the Grass (name of Lisu story)’Bradley 94 Lisu

Yi (Sani)sz̊⁵⁵ n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish7

Akha (Thai)ùmorpheme djí ‘thatch grass’Hansson 89 AHKP: 145

Akha (Thai)ùmorpheme◦djí ‘thatch grass’Hansson 89 AHKP: 114

Akha (Yunnan)ùmorpheme◦djí ‘thatch grass’Hansson 89 AHKP: 114

Hani (Lüchun)ə̀morpheme djí ‘thatch grass’Hansson 89 AHKP: 114

Hani (Lüchun)ə́morpheme djí ‘thatch grass’Hansson 89 AHKP: 145

Hani (Wordlist)eqmorpheme◦jjil ‘thatch grass’Hansson 89 AHKP: 145

Mpisɑ²morphemeʔi² ‘straw / thatch’Srinuan 76

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish12

Azhalɯ̠⁴⁵morphemesi̠⁴⁵ ‘thatch (cogon grass)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 212

Azhaʂi̠⁴⁵ ‘grass’Pelkey 11 Phula: 211

Southern Mujila²¹morphemeɕi³³ ‘thatch (cogon grass)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 212

Pholalɑ³¹morphemexji³³ ‘thatch (cogon grass)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 212

Pholaxji³³pɛ̠³¹morpheme ‘grass’Pelkey 11 Phula: 211

Pholaxji³³ɕu⁵⁵morpheme ‘thatch (cogon grass)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 212

Hlepho Phowala³³morphemesɿ⁵⁵ ‘grass’Pelkey 11 Phula: 211

Hlepho Phowasɿ⁵⁵tɬo³³morphemema³³morpheme ‘thatch (cogon grass)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 212

Phu Khala³¹morpheme ʃiʔ³⁵ ‘cogon grass’Fried 00 PhuKha

Phuzala³³morphemesi⁵⁵ ‘grass’Pelkey 11 Phula: 211

Phuzasi⁵⁵dɮɯ⁵⁵morphemewʌ³³morpheme ‘thatch (cogon grass)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 212

Phuzasi⁵⁵tɬɛ⁵⁵morphemewʌ³³morpheme ‘thatch (cogon grass)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 212

6.2Naxi6

Laze (Xiangjiao)zɯ˥tsʰɯ˥morpheme v.‘harvest grass, cut grass’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 2357

Laze (Xiangjiao)zɯ˧ ‘wheat straw; grass’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 4028

Na (Yongning)zɯ˥ ‘grass’Michaud 06 NaLaze

Naxi (Lijiang)zɯ³³ ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.28

Naxizɿ³³ n‘grass’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0436.45

Naxi (Yongning)zɿ³³ ‘grass’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 218.29

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5642, *s-yəy ‘GRASS’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5642

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5642,
  title  = {{*s-yəy 'GRASS'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5642},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5642}
}