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STEDT #6152

*lyam

SWEET / FRAGRANT

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Notes

This root is well-attested in Himalayish, but has so far not been identified elsewhere.

Chinese comparandum

甛/甜 OC (*d’i̯ɑm), (not in GSR #606) ‘sweet’; Coblin 86:145 ST *ƚiim > OC *diəm; Schuessler 2007:496 *lêm ~ lîm; Mand. tián.

Reflexes & cognates28 reflexes · 10 subgroups

0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)1

*Sino-Tibetanl+iim ‘sweet’Coblin 86: 145

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmanlem ‘sweet’Chou 72: 621

2Himalayish1

Nacherenglem ‘sweet’Chou 72: 621

2.1.2Bodic3

Tshona (Wenlang)lem³⁵bu³⁵ ‘fragrant’Lu 86 CuoM

Tshona (Mama)lim¹³po⁵³ ‘fragrant’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 892.6

Cuona Menbalim³⁵po⁵³ ‘fragrant (smell)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1069.06

2.1.4Tamangish3

Thakalilim-pa thāng 'kha-wa adj‘fragrant’Hale 73 CSD: 12b.27

Thakali (Tukche)lim-pɔ tʰaŋ 'kʰɔ-wɔ ‘fragrant’Hari 71a ThVo: 12.B.27

Thakali (Tukche)²lim ‘fragrant’Mazaudon 94 These: 899

2.3Kiranti2

*Kirantilem ‘sweet’Benedict 72 STC: 172n458

Walinglem ‘sweet’Chou 72: 621

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti11

Athpare (Rai)lem◦lona ‘sweet’Ebert 97 Athpare

Athpare (Rai)lemorpheme◦lem◦lona ‘sweet’Ebert 97 Athpare

Chhintanglem ‘sweet’Chou 72: 621

Limbukemorpheme-lim-ba ‘sweet’Benedict 72 STC: 172n458

Limbukemorpheme-lim-bɑ ‘sweet’Chou 72: 621

Limbulimt- vs.‘sweet’Driem 88? LimA

Limbulim◦dzEk◦dzEk ‘bland, not salty enough, slightly sweet’Driem 88? LimA

Limbuliːm◦ba vs.‘sweet’Driem 88? LimA

Rungchangbunglem ‘sweet’Chou 72: 621

Yakhalim ‘sweet’Chou 72: 621

Yakhalim ‘sweet’Benedict 72 STC: 172n458

2.3.2Southern Kiranti5

Bantawalem ‘taste sweet’Rai 85 BnDs

Bantawalem◦choʔwa n/adj‘sweet’Rai 85 BnDs

Rodonglam- ‘sweet’Benedict 72 STC: 172n458

Rodonglɑm- ‘sweet’Chou 72: 621

Kulunglemˍlemˍ ‘sweet’Rai 75 Kul

2.3.3Central Kiranti3

Dumilem◦nɨ be v.‘sweet, taste sweet’Driem 93 Dumi

Dumilem◦pɨ ‘sweet’Driem 93 Dumi

Khaling'lem◦pāe adj‘sweet (taste)’Hale 73 CSD: 12b.22

2.3.4Western Kiranti1

Thulunglem- be v.‘sweet, to flatter, to seduce, to comfort, to calm’Allen 75

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #6152, *lyam ‘SWEET / FRAGRANT’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6152

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

References: ACST: 621

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-6152,
  title  = {{*lyam 'SWEET / FRAGRANT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #6152},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6152}
}