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STEDT #5799

*s/g-(y/r)a

SEEK / SEARCH / LOOK FOR

Proto-Lolo-Burmese · provisional

Notes

The initial correspondences for this root are complex, but close enough to assign all these Lolo-Burmese reflexes to the same etymon.

Reflexes & cognates71 reflexes · 6 subgroups

6.1.1Burmish17

Achang (Lianghe)ɕɑ⁵⁵ ‘search’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Luxi)ʑa³⁵ ‘search’Dai 85 AcJZ

Bola (Luxi)xa⁵⁵ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.32

Burmese (Rangoon)ɕɑ²² v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.27

Burmese (Spoken Rangoon)ɕɑ²² ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.40

Burmese (Written)hra ‘seek, search for’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)hrɑ² ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.39

Burmese (Written)hrɑɑ² v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.26

Burmese (Written)kraññʼmorpheme◦rhā ‘look for’Marrison 67 Naga

Burmese (Written)rhā ‘seek’Marrison 67 Naga

Burmese (Written)əprefix-hra- ‘seek, search for’Benedict 76 WBur

Langsu (Luxi)xɔ³¹ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.31

Leqi (Luxi)ʃɔ̱ː³³ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.33

Marmahra ‘seek / look for’Huziwara 08 Sak: 212

Maru [Langsu]xɔ³¹ ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.43

Atsi [Zaiwa]xo⁵¹ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.30

Atsi [Zaiwa]xo⁵¹ ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.42

6.1.2Loloish1

*Loloishx-ra¹ ‘look for’Bradley 79 PLo: 595

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish18

Gazhuotsa²⁴ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.47

Nusu (Northern)kɹɑ̱³¹ ‘search’Sun J 86 Nusu

Nusu (Central)xɹa³³ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.34

Nusu (Bijiang)xɹɑ³⁵ ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.45

Nusu (Southern)xɹɔ⁵⁵ ‘search’Sun J 86 Nusu

Yi (Dafang)so³³ ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.22

Yi (Liangshan)ʂɯ²¹ ‘look for’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Liangshan)ʂɯ²¹ŋgo⁵⁵morpheme ‘look for’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Mile)ʂo³³ ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.25

Yi (Mojiang)so̱²¹ ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.26

Yi (Nanhua)tʂo³³ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.37

Yi (Nanhua)tʂo³³ ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.24

Yi (Nanjian)tʂɑ³³ ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.23

Yi (Weishan)tʂɑ³³ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.36

Yi (Wuding)ʂu̱² v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.38

Yi (Wuding)ʂu³³ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.38

Yi (Xide)ʂɯ²¹ ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.21

Yi (Xide)ʂɯ²¹ŋgo⁵⁵ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.35

6.1.2.2Central Loloish24

Jinuoʃɔ³¹ ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.34

Jinuo (Youle)ʃɔ⁴² ‘search’Gai 86

Jinuoʃɔ⁴²tʃə³³morpheme v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.44

Kucongtsʌ33 ‘seek’Dai 09 Kucong

Lahu (Lancang)tɕɑ³³ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.43

Lahu (Black)tsᴀ³³ni³³morpheme ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.33

Lahu (Yellow)tsa¹ ‘search’Chang 86

Lisu (Northern)ga³³morphemedza²¹ V‘look for food’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)hwa³ v.‘demand (=seek)’Fraser 22

Lisu (Central)hwa³ ‘search’Fraser 22

Lisu (Central)hwa³ v.‘seek’Fraser 22

Lisu (Northern)hwa³³ V‘look for; search’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)hwa³³ɲa³⁵morpheme ‘look for; is looking for’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)mi²¹morphemehwa³³ ‘look for a place’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)mi²¹morphemehwa³³ lɔ⁴⁴morphemehwa³³ ‘look for a place’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)my²¹morphemehwa³³ ‘look for a place’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)my²¹morphemehwa⁵⁵ lɔ⁴⁴morphemehwa³³ ‘look for a place’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)nɤ²¹morphemehwa³³ ‘look for relative; association’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)thja³³ V‘search; inquire; seek’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)tɕha³³ni³³#5419 PTB *ney ‘LOOK / TRY TO’PLB *ney³ ⪤ *ʔney¹ ‘LOOK / TRY’thɯ³³morpheme ‘look for; seek’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)tɕha³³ɲi³³#5419 PTB *ney ‘LOOK / TRY TO’PLB *ney³ ⪤ *ʔney¹ ‘LOOK / TRY’thɯ³³morpheme ‘look for; seek’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisuxuɑ³³ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.40

Lisuxuɑ⁴⁴ ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.27

Yi (Sani)ʂɒ⁴⁴ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish7

Hani (Dazhai)tɕho³³ ‘search’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 678.31

Hani (Lüchun)tɕho³³ v.‘find / look for’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1744.41

Hani (Gelanghe)tɕha⁵⁵tɕhɔ³³morpheme ‘search’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Mpiso⁵ ‘seek / look for (in order to get)’Srinuan 76

Mpisɤ⁵ ‘search for the facts / investigate’Srinuan 76

Pyensae45 v.‘look for’Shintani 09 Pyen: 182008

Silahɔ55 v.‘look for’Kato 08 Lao: 207

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish5

Azhasɔ³³ ‘seek (look for)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 745

Southern Mujiʦa²¹ ‘seek (look for)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 745

Pholatʂʰɔ³³ ‘seek (look for)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 745

Hlepho Phowasa³³ ‘seek (look for)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 745

Phuzasa³³ ‘seek (look for)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 745

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5799, *s/g-(y/r)a ‘SEEK / SEARCH / LOOK FOR’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5799

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5799,
  title  = {{*s/g-(y/r)a 'SEEK / SEARCH / LOOK FOR'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5799},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5799}
}