*dzyaŋ

RAINBOW

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Notes

A couple of Burmish languages seem to have developed a nasal prefix with this root (Langsu, Maru).

Reflexes & cognates16 reflexes · 8 subgroups

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)puŋmorpheme◦jaŋ◦sə̀nmorpheme n.‘rainbow’Coupe 07 Ao

1.3.4Tangkhulic1

Tangkhulchang◦jimorpheme-khamorpheme◦mamorpheme◦wutmorpheme ‘rainbow’Marrison 67 Naga

2.1.2Bodic1

Tsangla (Central)jang-sharmorpheme◦lamorpheme ‘rainbow’Andvik 93: 50

3.2Qiangic1

Xumimɛ³³morphemetɕi³³morphemeka³³morphemejɑ̃⁵⁵ n‘rainbow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0011.17

6.1.1Burmish5

Langsu (Luxi)ɣɔʔ³¹morphemekaŋ³⁵#6013 PTB *kam ‘RAINBOW’saŋ³¹#6011 PTB *sa(k/ŋ) ‘RAINBOW’ŋjɔ̃³¹ n‘rainbow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0011.31

Leqi (Luxi)sə̱ŋ⁵⁵#6011 PTB *sa(k/ŋ) ‘RAINBOW’jaŋ³³jɔ³¹morphemekan³³#6013 PTB *kam ‘RAINBOW’ n‘rainbow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0011.33

Maru [Langsu]ɣɔʔ³¹morphemekəŋ³⁵morphemesaŋ³¹#6011 PTB *sa(k/ŋ) ‘RAINBOW’ŋjɔ̱̃³¹ ‘rainbow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 16.43

Atsi [Zaiwa]voʔ²¹morphemekan²¹morphemeʃiŋ⁵⁵morphemejaŋ²¹ n‘rainbow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0011.30

Atsi [Zaiwa]voʔ²¹morphemekan²¹morphemeʃiŋ⁵⁵morphemejaŋ²¹ ‘rainbow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 16.42

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish1

Nusu (Bijiang)tshɑ̃³¹gɹi⁵³morphemeɑ³¹morpheme ‘rainbow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 16.45

6.1.2.2Central Loloish5

Jinuoja³³morphememɔ³³morphemeko⁴⁴morphemeta⁵⁵morphemeko⁴⁴morphemetɕhø³ ‘rainbow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 16.34

Jinuosɯ³¹morphemethə³³morphemekhɔ⁴⁴morphemetʃhɔ³³ n‘rainbow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0011.44

Lahu (Lancang)ɑ³³morphememv⁵³morphemelɑ³¹#6014 PTB *s-la ‘RAINBOW’ɕi³⁵#6004 PTB *si ‘RAINBOW’dʑɔ³³ n‘rainbow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0011.43

Lahu (Black)áprefix-lâ#6014 PTB *s-la ‘RAINBOW’-mìmorpheme-ší#6004 PTB *si ‘RAINBOW’-jɔ ~ aprefix-lâ#6014 PTB *s-la ‘RAINBOW’-mìmorpheme-ší#6004 PTB *si ‘RAINBOW’-jɔ ~ aprefix-lâ#6014 PTB *s-la ‘RAINBOW’-mɛ̀morpheme-ší#6004 PTB *si ‘RAINBOW’-jɔ n.‘rainbow’Matisoff 88 DL: 95

Lahu (Black)ᴀ³³morphememu⁵³morphemelᴀ³¹#6014 PTB *s-la ‘RAINBOW’si³⁵#6004 PTB *si ‘RAINBOW’dzɔ³³ ‘rainbow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 16.33

7Karenic1

Pa-Otəláŋ#6003 PTB *laŋ ‘RAINBOW’ cáŋ ‘rainbow’Solnit 89 PaO

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #6007, *dzyaŋ ‘RAINBOW’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6007

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-6007,
  title  = {{*dzyaŋ 'RAINBOW'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #6007},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6007}
}