*mlok

CANNON

Notes

This root is evidently a loan into TB, although the source language has not yet been identified. It also appears in Tai (cf. Shan ʔamyok, N. Thai ʔamok. See DL 1033.

Reflexes & cognates13 reflexes · 5 subgroups

1.7.3.1Jingpho2

Jingphomjok³¹ ‘cannon’Liu 84

Jingphomjok³¹ ‘cannon’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 424.47

6.1.1Burmish2

Maru [Langsu]mjɔk³¹ ‘cannon’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 424.43

Atsi [Zaiwa]mjok²¹ ‘cannon’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 424.42

6.1.2.2Central Loloish2

Lahu (Black)mɔ̂ʔ ‘cannon’Matisoff 88 DL: 1033

Lahu (Yellow)mɔ⁶~phɔ⁴morpheme ‘cannon’Chang 86

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish1

Hani (Gelanghe)mɔ³³ ‘cannon’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

7Karenic6

Pa-Oʔə̀ʔprefix◦mjɔ̀ʔ ‘cannon’Jones 61: 689

Palaychimlɔ̀q ‘cannon’Jones 61: 689

Pwo (Bassein)mlòʔ ‘cannon’Jones 61: 689

Pwo (Moulmein)mloʔ ‘cannon’Jones 61: 689

Sgaw (Bassein)mlɔ̀ʔ ‘cannon’Jones 61: 689

Sgaw (Moulmein)mlɔ̀ʔ ‘cannon’Jones 61: 689

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5791, *mlok ‘CANNON’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5791

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5791,
  title  = {{*mlok 'CANNON'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5791},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5791}
}