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STEDT #5756

*bu

STINK / SMELL BAD

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Notes

This root, attested in Qiangic and Naxi, usually refers to a bad smell, although certain forms are glossed with the opposite meaning of ‘fragrant’.

For phonosemantically similar roots, see #1421 PTB *bat SMELL / ODOR and #810 PTB *bi NOSE.

Reflexes & cognates20 reflexes · 2 subgroups

3.2Qiangic10

Namuyibu³³ȵyɛ³⁵#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘stinky’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 894.19

Namuyibu³³ȵyɛ³⁵#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘fishy’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 895.19

Namuyibu⁵⁵ȵuæ³¹#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘fragrant (smell)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1069.46

Namuyibu⁵⁵ȵuæ³¹#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘stinking / smelly’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1070.46

Namuyibu⁵⁵ȵuæ³¹#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘savory / appetizing’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1071.46

Namuyibu⁵⁵ȵuæ³¹#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘fishy-smelling’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1079.46

Xumibu³³n̥o⁵⁵#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘stinky’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 894.20

Xumiby⁵⁵ n̥o⁵⁵#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘smell / sniff’Sun H 91 ShiQ

Xumitʂu³³morphememɑ⁵⁵morphemebu³³n̥o⁵⁵#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘fragrant’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 892.20

Xumiʒẽ⁵⁵morphemerɛ̃³³morphemebu³³n̥o⁵⁵#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘fishy’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 895.20

6.2Naxi10

Laze (Xiangjiao)bu˧ɳv˧#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ v.‘perceive a smell (unintentionally)’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 2880

Laze (Xiangjiao)bv˧ɳv˧#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘stinking’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 2160

Na (Yongning)bv˧nv˧#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘stinking’Michaud 06 NaLaze

Na (Yongning)bv˧nv˧#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ v.‘perceive a smell (unintentionally)’Michaud 06 NaLaze

Na (Yongning)ɕjɤ˧morpheme bv˧nv˧#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘good (smell)’Michaud 06 NaLaze

Naxibv̩³³nv̩²¹#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘stinking / smelly’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1070.45

Naxi (Yongning)bv³³nv³³#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ v‘smell’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 548.29

Naxi (Yongning)bv³³nv³³#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’ ‘fishy’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 895.29

Naxi (Yongning)bv³³nv³³#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’dʐuəɹ¹³morpheme ‘stinky’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 894.29

Naxi (Yongning)bv³³nv³³#1415 PTB *m/s-nam ‘SMELL’PTani *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PKC *nam ‘SMELL (v.)’PCC *hniim ‘SNIFF / SMELL (v.)’PCN *m-hnaːm ‘SMELL / STINK’PTk *nam ‘SMELL’PKar *(h)nɨmᴬ ‘SMELL (v.)’dʑɑ¹³morpheme ‘delicious’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 893.29

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5756, *bu ‘STINK / SMELL BAD’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5756

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5756,
  title  = {{*bu 'STINK / SMELL BAD'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5756},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5756}
}