*du(n)

RAINBOW

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Notes

The fit between the Bodo and Kanauri forms is especially good, making us hungry for more.

Reflexes & cognates7 reflexes · 4 subgroups

1.7.1.1Bodo1

Bodoreŋmorpheme◦dun ‘rainbow’Bhat 68 Boro

2.1.1Western Himalayish1

Kanauridun◦ēröṅmorpheme n‘halo round sun or moon / lunar rainbow’Bailey 11

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish3

Nusu (Northern)do⁵⁵guə⁵⁵morphemeɑ⁵⁵morpheme ‘rainbow’Sun J 86 Nusu

Yi (Nanjian)ɑ⁵⁵morphemem̩(u̪)²¹morphemetshɑ⁵⁵morphemedu⁵⁵ro²¹morpheme ‘rainbow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 16.23

Yi (Weishan)ɑ⁵⁵morphemem̩²¹morphemetsɑ⁵⁵morphemel̩²¹morphemedu̪⁵⁵ n‘rainbow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0011.36

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish2

Hani (Lüchun)be⁵⁵morphemedo⁵⁵lo⁵⁵#6014 PTB *s-la ‘RAINBOW’tshu³¹morpheme n‘rainbow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0011.41

Hani (Caiyuan)tshɤ⁵⁵morphemethɤ⁵⁵lɤ⁵⁵#6014 PTB *s-la ‘RAINBOW’khv̱³³morpheme ‘rainbow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 16.30

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #6009, *du(n) ‘RAINBOW’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6009

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

References: see 6002

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-6009,
  title  = {{*du(n) 'RAINBOW'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #6009},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6009}
}