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STEDT #5709

*pi-t

CLOSE (v.)
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · provisional

Intermediate reconstructions

Loloish*pi² ‘CLOSE’
Karenic*Ɂbiᴮ ‘CLOSE (ONE’S EYES)’TL#60
Karenic*p/biɁᴰ ‘EXTINGUISH (v.t.)’TL#106

Notes

There is a similar Tai root: cf. Siamese pìt.

Chinese comparandum

閉 OC *pied ~ *piet ‘close, obstruct’, GSR #412a; B & S 2011: *pˁit-s {*pˁi[t]-s}; Mand. bì.

Reflexes & cognates80 reflexes · 13 subgroups

1.7.3.2Asakian1

Sakpíʔ ‘shut’probable Burmese loanwordHuziwara 08 Sak: 112

4Nungic1

Dulongɑ³¹prefixpit⁵⁵ v.‘close (the door)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1356.20

6.1.1Burmish10

Burmese (Rangoon)peʔ⁴ ‘close (the mouth)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1155.27
Burmese (Rangoon)peʔ⁴ v.‘close (the door)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1356.27
Burmese (Rangoon)peʔ⁴ v.‘close (the mouth) lightly’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1523.27
Burmese (Rangoon)peʔ⁴ v.‘close (an umbrella)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1631.27
Burmese (Written)pit ‘shut up, close, stop up’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)pit⁴ v.‘close (the door)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1356.26
Burmese (Written)pit⁴ v.‘close (the mouth) lightly’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1523.26
Burmese (Written)pit⁴ v.‘close (an umbrella)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1631.26

6.1.2Loloish2

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish11

Gazhuopi⁵⁵ v.‘close (the door)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1356.47
Nusu (Central)pi³¹ ɑ³¹morpheme ‘close (eyes)’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Bijiang)pi³¹ɑ³¹morpheme ‘close (eye)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 530.45
Nusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)pi⁵⁵ v‘close (mouth)’Dai 89 NusA: 1609.
Nusu (Central)pi⁵⁵ v.‘close (the door)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1356.34
Nusu (Central)pi⁵⁵ v.‘close (the mouth) lightly’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1523.34
Yi (Nanhua)pi⁵⁵ v.‘close (the door)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1356.37
Yi (Wuding)pi⁵⁵ ‘close (the mouth)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1155.38
Yi (Wuding)pi⁵⁵ v.‘close (the door)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1356.38
Yi (Wuding)pi⁵⁵ v.‘close (the mouth) lightly’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1523.38
Yi (Wuding)pi⁵⁵dʐe³³morphemetɕe̱²morpheme v.‘close (a book)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1372.38

6.1.2.2Central Loloish7

Jinuophi⁴⁴ v.‘close (the door)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1356.44
Jinuo (Youle)pɤ⁴⁴ ‘close (door)’Gai 86
Jinuopɯ⁴⁴ v.‘close (the door)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1356.44
Sani [Nyi]pi⁵⁵ v‘close’Wu 84: 1.1
Yi (Sani)pz̩⁵⁵ v.‘close (the door)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1356.39
Yi (Sani)pz̩⁵⁵pe³³morpheme v.‘close (a book)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1372.39
Sani [Nyi]pɿ⁵⁵ v‘close’Ma 89 SanQ: 305.4

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish17

Akhaphì ‘close’Hansson 89 AHKP: 127
Akha (Yunnan)phì ‘close, shut’Hansson 89 AHKP: 127
Akha (Thai)phì thɛ̀morpheme ‘close, shut’Hansson 89 AHKP: 127
Bisuphì ‘close, shut’Bradley 9x Bisu
Hani (Lüchun)phi³¹ v.‘close (the door)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1356.41
Hani (Lüchun)phi³¹ v.‘close (an umbrella)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1631.41
Hani (Pijo)kuānChinese loanword phì ‘close, shut’Hansson 89 AHKP: 127
Hani (Khatu)phì ‘close, shut’Hansson 89 AHKP: 127
Hani (Mojiang)phi³¹ v.‘close (an umbrella)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1631.42
Hani (Mojiang)ti³³morphemephi³¹ v.‘close (the door)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1356.42
Hani (Mojiang)ti³¹morphemephi³¹ v.‘close (a book)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1372.42
Mpiphi¹ ‘close’Hansson 89 AHKP: 127
Mpiphi¹ ‘close’Srinuan 76

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish3

Pholapi³³tɛ³³morpheme ‘close’Pelkey 11 Phula: 725
Phuzapi³³(-kʰɛ³³morpheme) ‘close’Pelkey 11 Phula: 725

7Karenic27

*Karen [Burling]bin² ‘close (one's eyes)’Luangthongkum 13: 60
*Karen (Sgaw)bíʔ ‘close (eyes)’Jones 61: 212
*Karenp/biɁᴰ t.v.‘extinguish’[Source note] Pa-O and N.Sgaw have tone D12 which suggests *p- in PK.Luangthongkum 13: 106
*Karen [Burling]phiɁ¹ t.v.‘extinguish’Luangthongkum 13: 106
*KarenɁbiᴮ ‘close (one's eyes)’Luangthongkum 13: 60
Bwebɪ¹¹ t.v.‘extinguish’Luangthongkum 13: 106
Karenbi̱³¹ v.‘close (the mouth) lightly’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1523.50
Karenka̱³¹morphemebi̱⁵⁵ v.‘close (the door)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1356.50
Kayahpi³³ t.v.‘extinguish’Luangthongkum 13: 106
Kayanbi¹¹ ‘close (one's eyes)’Luangthongkum 13: 60
KayanpɨɁ²¹ t.v.‘extinguish’Luangthongkum 13: 106
Kayawbi¹¹ ‘close (one's eyes)’Luangthongkum 13: 60
Kayawpi³³ t.v.‘extinguish’Luangthongkum 13: 106
Pa-O (Northern)peɁ²¹ t.v.‘extinguish’Luangthongkum 13: 106
Pa-O (Southern)piɁ²¹ t.v.‘extinguish’Luangthongkum 13: 106
Pwo (Northern)bei³³ ‘close (one's eyes)’Luangthongkum 13: 60
Pwo (Northern)phaiɁ²¹ t.v.‘extinguish’Luangthongkum 13: 106
Pwo (Southern)bei⁵⁵ ‘close (one's eyes)’Luangthongkum 13: 60
Pwo (Southern)phaiɁ⁴⁵ t.v.‘extinguish’Luangthongkum 13: 106
Sgaw (Northern)bi³¹˜ ‘close (one's eyes)’Luangthongkum 13: 60
Sgaw (Southern)bi⁴⁵’ ‘close (one's eyes)’Luangthongkum 13: 60
Sgaw (Southern)pai¹¹¨ t.v.‘extinguish’Luangthongkum 13: 106
Sgaw (Northern)phiɁ⁴⁵ t.v.‘extinguish’Luangthongkum 13: 106
Sgaw (Bassein)bì ‘close (eyes)’Jones 61: 212
Sgaw (Moulmein)bíʔ ‘close (eyes)’Jones 61: 212
Karen (Sgaw/Yue)bi̱³¹ ‘close (mouth)’Dai 89 KarA: 1664.1
Karen (Sgaw/Yue)pi³¹ ‘close (mouth)’Dai 89 KarA: 1664

9Sinitic1

Chinese (Hanzi)閉 v.‘close; obstruct’BaxterSagart 2011: 102

9.0.1Old Chinese4

Chinese (Old/Mid)pied v.‘shut, close; obstruct’Karlgren 57 GSR: 412a-b
Chinese (Old/Mid)piet ‘shut, close; obstruct’Karlgren 57 GSR: 412a-b
Chinese (Old)prjɨk ‘urge / press / close’Baxter 92: 1314c
Chinese (Old)pˤit-s {pˤi[t]-s} v.‘close; obstruct’BaxterSagart 2011: 102

9.0.2Middle Chinese1

Chinese (Middle)pejH v.‘close; obstruct’BaxterSagart 2011: 102

9.0.3Modern Chinese2

Chinese (Mandarin)bì v.‘close; obstruct’BaxterSagart 2011: 102
Chinese (Mandarin)bì◦(yǎn)morpheme ‘close (eyes)’Evans 91

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5709, *pi-t ‘CLOSE (v.)’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5709
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: Bradley 79 PLo:715a
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-5709,
  title  = {{*pi-t 'CLOSE (v.)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5709},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5709}
}