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STEDT #6019

*rjek

PIG

Reconstruction analysis

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Notes

“This root cannot possibly be related to the predominant PTB ‘pig’ root *pwak (STC #43). Rather, it is probably a loanword from Mon-Khmer. Cf. Proto-Waic *lik (Diffloth 1980:120); Lamet lik (Lindell et al. 1978: 17); Danaw kǎ-lék³; Mon cli̱k (Luce 1965:108) ‘pig’.” (Sun 1993:217).

Reflexes & cognates69 reflexes · 4 subgroups

1.1.1Tani1

*Tanirjek ‘pig’Sun J 93 HCST: 293

1.1.1.1Western Tani46

Apataniaprefix-ljì ‘pig’Sun J 93 Tani

Apataniaprefix-ljì lji-nɯmorpheme ‘boar’Sun J 93 Tani

Apataniaprefix-ljiʔ ‘pig’Sun J 93 HCST

Apataniaprefix-ljiʔ ‘pig’Sun J 93 Tani

Apataniaprefix-ljiʔ aprefix-tumorpheme ‘piglet’Sun J 93 Tani

Apataniaprefix-ljiʔ cʰumorpheme ‘piglet’Sun J 93 Tani

Apatanilji-po#1635 PTB *pu ‘MALE / MASCULINE SUFFIX’ ‘pig (male)’Sun J 93 Tani

Apataniljiʔ-jomorpheme ‘pork’Sun J 93 Tani

Apataniljiʔ-po#1635 PTB *pu ‘MALE / MASCULINE SUFFIX’ ‘boar’Sun J 93 Tani

Apataniljiʔ-po#1635 PTB *pu ‘MALE / MASCULINE SUFFIX’ ‘pig (male)’Sun J 93 Tani

Bengnirjɯk-ǰuŋmorpheme ‘piglet’Sun J 93 Tani

Bengnirjɯk-nɯː#1621 PTB *n(y)u ‘FEMALE / MOTHER’PTani *nə ‘MOTHER’PKC *nuu ‘FEMALE’PKC *nuu ‘MOTHER’PKC *nu-ŋaak ⪤ *ŋaak-nuu ‘MAIDEN / BELLE / WOMAN (unmarried)’PNN *ɲəːw ‘BIG / MOTHER’ n‘sow’Sun J 93 Tani

Bengniəprefix-rjɯk ‘pig’Sun J 93 HCST

Bengniɯprefix-rjɯk ‘pig’Sun J 93 Tani

Bengniɯprefix-rjɯk gummorpheme-pɯrmorpheme ‘pigsty’Sun J 93 Tani

Bokarjək eː#576 PTB *ya(k) ‘SHIT / FECES / DUNG / EXCREMENT’PTani *eː ‘EXCREMENT’PKC *ʔeek ‘EXCREMENT / DUNG / STOOL’PKar *ʔéq ‘EXCREMENT’PKar *Ɂeᴮ ‘DUNG, EXCREMENT’ n‘dung (pig)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0288.24

Bokarjək nə#1621 PTB *n(y)u ‘FEMALE / MOTHER’PTani *nə ‘MOTHER’PKC *nuu ‘FEMALE’PKC *nuu ‘MOTHER’PKC *nu-ŋaak ⪤ *ŋaak-nuu ‘MAIDEN / BELLE / WOMAN (unmarried)’PNN *ɲəːw ‘BIG / MOTHER’ n‘sow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0286.24

Bokarjək pomorpheme n‘boar’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0285.24

Bokarjək ɦo#6658 PTani *ɦo ‘CHILD (offspring)’ n‘piglet’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0287.24

Bokarjək-čuŋmorpheme ‘piglet’Sun J 93 Tani

Bokarəprefix jək n‘pig’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0284.24

Bokarəprefix jək pamorpheme raŋmorpheme n‘pigsty / pen (hog)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0504.24

Bokarəprefix-jək ‘pig’Sun J 93 HCST

Bokarəprefix-jək ‘pig’Sun J 93 Tani

Bokarəprefix-jək pamorpheme-raŋmorpheme ‘pigsty’Sun J 93 Tani

Bokar Lhobaəprefix jək ‘pig’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 115.51

Galo`rək◦cuumorpheme n.‘piglet’GLDC 09 Galo

Galo`rək◦pin#591 PTB *pʷ(i/u)(l/n) ‘SKIN’PTani *pɯn ‘SKIN’PKC *wun ‘SKIN (n.) / LEATHER’PTk *hol ‘SKIN / BARK’PNN *s-wun ⪤ *wur ‘SKIN / FLESH’ n.‘pigskin’GLDC 09 Galo

Galoeprefix◦rek ‘pig’Das Gupta 63 Gal

Galoeprefix◦yek ‘pig’Das Gupta 63 Gal

Galorek-cumorpheme ‘pigling’Das Gupta 63 Gal

Galorek-po#1635 PTB *pu ‘MALE / MASCULINE SUFFIX’ ‘pig (male)’Das Gupta 63 Gal

Galoreŋ-nɤ#1621 PTB *n(y)u ‘FEMALE / MOTHER’PTani *nə ‘MOTHER’PKC *nuu ‘FEMALE’PKC *nuu ‘MOTHER’PKC *nu-ŋaak ⪤ *ŋaak-nuu ‘MAIDEN / BELLE / WOMAN (unmarried)’PNN *ɲəːw ‘BIG / MOTHER’ ‘sow’Das Gupta 63 Gal

Galorəg◦lii#3560 PTB *li ‘SEED’PTani *li ‘SEED’ n.‘breeding pig’GLDC 09 Galo

Galoyek-po#1635 PTB *pu ‘MALE / MASCULINE SUFFIX’ ‘pig (male)’Das Gupta 63 Gal

Galoəprefix◦rək n.‘pig’GLDC 09 Galo

Miri, Hilleprefix◦rek ‘pig’Simon 76 Miri

Miri, Hilleprefix◦rek-eprefix◦din#6299 PTani *dɯn ‘MEAT’ ‘pork’Simon 76 Miri

Miri, Hilleprefix◦rek-hemorpheme◦ne#1621 PTB *n(y)u ‘FEMALE / MOTHER’PTani *nə ‘MOTHER’PKC *nuu ‘FEMALE’PKC *nuu ‘MOTHER’PKC *nu-ŋaak ⪤ *ŋaak-nuu ‘MAIDEN / BELLE / WOMAN (unmarried)’PNN *ɲəːw ‘BIG / MOTHER’ ‘sow’Simon 76 Miri

Nishingeprefix◦rek ‘pig’Das Gupta 69 Daf

Nishingeprefix◦rek rek-tangmorpheme ‘pigs’Das Gupta 69 Daf

Nishingeprefix◦rik ‘pig’Das Gupta 69 Daf

Nishingiprefix◦rík iprefix◦din#6299 PTani *dɯn ‘MEAT’ ‘pork’Das Gupta 69 Daf

Nishingiprefix◦rik~e◦rek ‘pig’Das Gupta 69 Daf

Nishingrik-pu#1635 PTB *pu ‘MALE / MASCULINE SUFFIX’ ‘pig (male)’Das Gupta 69 Daf

Taginaprefix◦rɯk ‘pig’Das Gupta 83 Tag

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani8

Padam-Mishing [Abor-Miri]eprefix-ek; jek ‘pig’Sun J 93 HCST

Damu*ʔaprefix-jək ɕamorpheme tɕetmorpheme-namorpheme ‘castrate (pig)’Sun J 93 Tani

Damujək-*ɕaːmorpheme ‘pork’Sun J 93 Tani

Damuʔaprefix-jək ‘pig’Sun J 93 Tani

Damuʔaprefix-jək broŋmorpheme-nəmorpheme ‘castrate (pig)’Sun J 93 Tani

Milangaprefix◦yek ‘pig’Tayeng 76 Mil

Milangaprefix◦yek aɟimorpheme ‘pig (female)’Tayeng 76 Mil

Milangyek-bumorpheme ‘pig (male)’Tayeng 76 Mil

1.1.2Deng15

Darang [Taraon]bɯ³¹morphemeliɑi⁵⁵ n‘pig’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0284.22

Darang [Taraon]bɯ³¹morphemeliɑi⁵⁵ ‘pig’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 115.49

Darang [Taraon]bɯ³¹morphemeliɑi⁵⁵ŋ³⁵morpheme n‘pigsty / pen (hog)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0504.22

Darang [Taraon]bɯ³¹morphemeliɑi⁵⁵ɑ⁵⁵morpheme n‘piglet’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0287.22

Kaman [Miju]li⁵⁵ n‘pig’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0284.23

Kaman [Miju]li⁵⁵ ‘pig’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 115.48

Kaman [Miju]li⁵⁵ xuŋ⁵⁵morpheme bɯl³⁵morpheme ‘pig bristles’Sun H 80 MLD

Kaman [Miju]li⁵⁵bɯi³⁵morpheme n‘pigsty / pen (hog)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0504.23

Kaman [Miju]li⁵⁵sɑ⁵⁵morpheme n‘piglet’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0287.23

Idubi⁵⁵morphemeli⁵⁵ ‘pig’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 115.50

Idui◦li-ari ‘pig’prefix · morpheme · morphemeAnonymous 62 Idu

Iduiprefix◦li-krumorpheme ‘sow’Anonymous 62 Idu

Yidubi⁵⁵morphemeli⁵⁵ n‘pig’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0284.25

Yidubi⁵⁵morphemeli⁵⁵oŋ³⁵morpheme n‘pigsty / pen (hog)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0504.25

Yidubi⁵⁵morphemeli⁵⁵ɑ⁵⁵morpheme n‘piglet’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0287.25

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #6019, *rjek ‘PIG’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6019

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

References: JS-HCST: 217

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-6019,
  title  = {{*rjek 'PIG'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #6019},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6019}
}