STEDT #6080
*səw
SHEEP
Intermediate reconstructions
Reflexes & cognates37 reflexes · 2 subgroups
6.1.1Burmish15
Burmese (Rangoon)tθo⁵⁵mwe⁵⁵#363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’MesorootsPKC *mul ⪤ *hmul ‘HAIR (body) / FUR / WOOL’Allofams1 #363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’1a #1429 PTB *s-mu-t ‘BEARD / FACIAL HAIR / HAIR’1b #2058 PTB *mum ‘CHIN / BEARD’ n‘wool / fleece’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0279.27
Burmese (Rangoon)tθo⁵⁵tɕhi⁵⁵#572 PTB *kləy ‘BODY DIRT / EXCREMENT’PKC *mik-khlii ‘TEARS’PCN *a-khləjʔ ‘FECES, EXCREMENT’TGTM *ᴬkli ‘FECES,SHIT’PKar *khrejᴮ ‘BODY DIRT’ n‘dung (goat, sheep)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0280.27
Burmese (Rangoon)tθo⁵⁵tɕhɑ̃²²#3606 PTB *kram ‘FENCE / GARDEN’ n‘sheepfold / pen (sheep)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0506.27
Burmese (Written)tθo³khje³#572 PTB *kləy ‘BODY DIRT / EXCREMENT’PKC *mik-khlii ‘TEARS’PCN *a-khləjʔ ‘FECES, EXCREMENT’TGTM *ᴬkli ‘FECES,SHIT’PKar *khrejᴮ ‘BODY DIRT’ n‘dung (goat, sheep)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0280.26
Burmese (Written)tθo³khrɑṁ²#3606 PTB *kram ‘FENCE / GARDEN’ n‘sheepfold / pen (sheep)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0506.26
Burmese (Written)tθo³mwe⁵⁵#363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’MesorootsPKC *mul ⪤ *hmul ‘HAIR (body) / FUR / WOOL’Allofams1 #363 PTB *s/r-mul ⪤ *s-mil ⪤ *s-myal ‘HAIR / FUR / FEATHER’1a #1429 PTB *s-mu-t ‘BEARD / FACIAL HAIR / HAIR’1b #2058 PTB *mum ‘CHIN / BEARD’ n‘wool / fleece’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0279.26
7Karenic23
*Karensoᴬ ‘sheep’[Source note] It is noticeable that the Chirstian Karen seem to remember the word ‘sheep’ quite well. However, this word has tone A in CK and Sgaw while it has tone B in NK and Pwo.Luangthongkum 13: 253
Cite this entry
STEDT etymon #6080,
*səw ‘SHEEP’.Stable link:
https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6080Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-6080,
title = {{*səw 'SHEEP'}},
author = {STEDT},
year = {2017},
note = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #6080},
url = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6080}
}