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*mlyəw-k

SWALLOW (v.) / THROAT
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handlelyəwinitial(l)yrhymeəw-kcoverL · VWT

Intermediate reconstructions

Central Naga (Ao Group)*m-lju(k) ‘SWALLOW (v.)’PCN #086

Connections

HPTB*mlyəw-k ‘swallow (v.)’pp. 81, 84

Chinese comparandum

The following comparandum assumes a path whereby ST *mlyəw > + -n > PCH *mlwən, yielding Schuessler’s OC reconstruction below:

吮 OC *d̂’i̯wən, GSR #468m ‘suck, lick’; Schuessler 2007:476 *m-lunʔ; Mand. shǔn.

Reflexes & cognates137 reflexes · 20 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

1.1“North Assam”2

Sulung [Puroik]mə³³riu³³uɑ¹¹morpheme ‘throat’Sun H 93 SulQ
Sulung [Puroik]mə³³riu³³uɑ¹¹morpheme ‘throat’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 249.52

1.1.2Deng2

Kaman [Miju]byàuk v.‘swallow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1115
Kaman [Miju]tʌ́mmorpheme-byàuk v.‘swallow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1115

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)17

*Central Nagam-lju(k) v.‘SWALLOW’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.086
*Aom-juk ‘SWALLOW’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.283
Ao (Chungli)meyak v‘swallow’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)mə³juk³ v.‘swallow’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.283
Ao (Chungli)mɯ́júk v.‘swallow’Temsunungsang 09 Ao: 10
Ao (Chungli)³mɯ³yuk v.‘swallow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1115
Ao (Mongsen)mɯ́júk v.‘swallow’Temsunungsang 09 Ao: 12
Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)mizuk◦zukmorpheme v‘swallow’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)mi v.‘swallow [swallowed]’Coupe 07 Ao
Lotha Nagan̩¹-ʒə¹- v.‘swallow’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.086
Lotha NagaNzhu◦asuffix v‘swallow’Nienu 90 LotQ: 4.2.3
Lotha Naganzü◦thetmorpheme v‘swallow’Marrison 67 Naga
Sangtammünyü v‘swallow’Marrison 67 Naga
Sangtam¹mɯ¹ñɯ v.‘swallow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 583
Yimchungrümuyou v‘swallow’Marrison 67 Naga
Yimchungrümuyu ‘swallow’Kumar 73 Yim: 64

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group12

Angami Naga²me¹zu v.‘swallow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1115
Angami (Kohima)me³¹ zu¹¹ v‘swallow’Nienu 90 AngQ: 4.2.3
Chokrimü³¹ zo¹¹ v‘swallow’Nienu 90 ChoQ: 4.2.3
Chokri²mɤ¹zo v.‘swallow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1115
Khezhamèňu v.‘swallow’Yabu 94 Khö: 4.2.3
Khezha¹me²ñu v.‘swallow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 583
Maomazhe v‘swallow’Marrison 67 Naga
Ntenyimeji v‘swallow’Marrison 67 Naga
Rengmannyi v‘swallow’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.3Zeme Group2

Liangmeima-nĩ v.‘swallow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 583
Mziemem'nwa v‘swallow’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.4Tangkhulic4

Kachaikʰəprefix-mwi v.‘swallow’Mortensen 12 Tk: BodyParts.114
Tangkhulmayui v‘swallow’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangkhulyuy ‘swallow’Bhat 69 TNV: 98
Ukhrulkʰəprefix-mə-juj ‘swallow’Mortensen 12 Tk

1.5Mikir [Karbi]1

1.7.3.1Jingpho16

Jingphomayu, ma'ut v‘swallow’Marrison 67 Naga
Jingphomă³juʔ³¹ n‘throat’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0141.19
Jingphomă³¹juʔ³¹ ‘throat’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 249.47
Jingphomă³¹juʔ³¹ v.i.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 541.47
Jingphomă³¹ut⁵⁵ v.‘swallow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1692.19
Jingphomă³¹u̱t⁵⁵ v.t.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 540.47
Jingphomă¹ juʔ³¹ v.i.‘swallow’Liu 84
Jingphomă¹ u̱t⁵⁵ v.t.‘swallow’Liu 84
Jingphomă¹juʔ³¹ ‘throat’Liu 84
Jingphoməyùʔ ‘swallow’Matisoff 87 BP
Jingphoməyùʔ ‘throat / swallow’Matisoff 87 BP
Jingphoməyùʔ ‘swallow’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 390
Jingphoməyuʔ v.‘throat / swallow’Benedict 72 STC: 153
Jingphoyu ‘throat / gullet / esophagus’Matisoff 87 BP
Jingpho¹mə¹yuʔ v.‘swallow’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1115

2.1.1Western Himalayish2

Kanaurimyu v.‘swallow’Benedict 72 STC: 153
Kanaurimyũ̄◦migʻmorpheme vt‘swallow’Bailey 11

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang3

Chepangyok- vt.‘swallow’Caughley 00 Chepang
Chepangyok-samorpheme ‘swallow’Caughley 72 CVoc: 7.B.2. 38
Chepang (Eastern)yok◦naʔmorpheme v‘swallow’Caughley 90 CheQ: 4.2.3

3.3.1rGyalrong3

rGyalrong (Eastern)kamorpheme◦mərɟjup v‘swallow’Sun H 91 rEQ: 4.2.3
rGyalrongtəprefix mȵuk ‘throat / gullet / pharynx’Dai 89 Jiar: 4.2
rGyalrong (Eastern)təprefix◦mɲik ‘throat / gullet / pharynx’Sun H 91 rEQ: 4.2

4Nungic5

Trung [Dulong]mjɑʔ⁵⁵ v.i.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 541.46
Dulongmlɑʔ⁵⁵ v.‘swallow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1692.20
Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)mlɑʔ⁵⁵ v.i.‘swallow’Sun H 82 Dul
Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)mlɑ̆ʔ⁵⁵ v.t.‘swallow’Sun H 82 Dul
Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)mlɑ̆ʔ⁵⁵ v.i.‘swallow’Sun H 82 Dul

6.1Lolo-Burmese3

*Lolo-Burmesemyuk ; m-yuk v‘swallow’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 137(a)
*Lolo-Burmesemyuw ; m-yuw v‘swallow’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 137(b)

6.1.1Burmish22

Achang (Luxi)mjau³¹ v.i.‘swallow’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Xiandao)ɲau⁵⁵ v‘swallow’Dai 89 Xian: 2316
Lashimja̱:u³³ v.‘swallow’Dai 89 Lash: 4.2.3
Maru [Langsu]mjuk³¹ v.‘swallow’Dai 89 Lang: 4.2.3
Maru [Langsu]mjuk³¹ v.t.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 540.43
Maru [Langsu]mjuk³¹ v.i.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 541.43
Atsi [Zaiwa]mji̱⁵¹ v.t.‘swallow’Xu 84 Zaiwa
Atsi [Zaiwa]mji̱⁵¹ v.i.‘swallow’Xu 84 Zaiwa
Atsi [Zaiwa]mji̱⁵¹ v.t.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 540.42
Atsi [Zaiwa]mji̱⁵¹ v.i.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 541.42

6.1.2Loloish1

*Loloishmyo(k)¹/ᴸᴬ ‘swallow’Bradley 79 PLo: 636

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish11

Nusu (Southern)m̥i³¹ v.t.‘swallow’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Southern)m̥i³¹ v.i.‘swallow’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Northern)m̥ĩ³¹ v.t.‘swallow’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Northern)m̥ĩ³¹ v.i.‘swallow’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Central)m̥iə³³ v‘swallow’Dai 89 NusB: 2316.
Nusu (Central)m̥iɯ³⁵ v.i.‘swallow’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Bijiang)m̥iɯ³⁵ v.i.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 541.45
Nusu (Central)m̥iɯ³⁵ kɑ̱ʴ⁵³morpheme v.t.‘swallow’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Bijiang)m̥iɯ³⁵kɑ̱ʴ⁵³morpheme v.t.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 540.45

6.1.2.2Central Loloish8

Jinuomjo³³ v.i.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 541.34
Jinuomjo³³tɕø³⁵morpheme v.t.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 540.34
Jinuomjo⁵⁵ v.‘swallow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1692.44
Jinuo (Baya/Banai)mju⁵⁵ v‘swallow’Dai 89 JinA: 2416
Jinuo (Youle)mju⁵⁵ v.t.‘swallow’Gai 86
Jinuo (Youle)mju⁵⁵ v.i.‘swallow’Gai 86
Jinuo (Baka)mjv̩⁵⁵ v‘swallow’Dai 89 JinB: 2416

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish18

Akhamyo˰ ‘swallow’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 390
Hani (Dazhai)mju̱³¹ v.i.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 541.31
Hani (Dazhai)mjɤ̄³¹ tʰɔ³³morpheme v.t.‘swallow’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Dazhai)mjɤ̄³¹ tʰɔ³³morpheme v.i.‘swallow’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Dazhai)mjɤ̱³¹thɔ³³morpheme v.t.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 540.31
Hani (Lüchun)mju̱³¹thɔ³³morpheme v.‘swallow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1692.41
Hani (Caiyuan)mv̩̄³³ ke³³morpheme v.t.‘swallow’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Caiyuan)mv̩̄³³ ke³³morpheme v.i.‘swallow’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Caiyuan)mv³³ke³³morpheme v.t.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 540.30
Hani (Caiyuan)mv̱³³ke³³morpheme v.i.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 541.30
Hani (Gelanghe)mjɤ̱³¹ aŋ⁵⁵morpheme v.t.‘swallow’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Gelanghe)mjɤ̱³¹ aŋ⁵⁵morpheme v.i.‘swallow’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Shuikui)mɤ³¹ kɔ³³morpheme v.t.‘swallow’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Shuikui)mɤ³¹ u⁵⁵morpheme v.i.‘swallow’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Shuikui)mɤ³¹kɔ³³morpheme v.t.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 540.32
Hani (Shuikui)mɤ³¹ɣu⁵⁵morpheme v.i.‘swallow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 541.32
Hani (Mojiang)mɤ³¹kɔ³³morpheme v.‘swallow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1692.42
Mpimjuʔ¹ ‘swallow’Srinuan 76

7Karenic13

*Karen (Sgaw)jỳ v.‘swallow’Jones 61: 515
*Karen (Pwo)ʔánqmorpheme◦jú'◦làn'morpheme v.‘swallow’Jones 61: 515
Pa-Omjɔ́ v‘swallow’Solnit 89 PaO
Pa-Omjɔ v.‘swallow’Jones 61: 515
Pa-Omyɔ v‘swallow’Benedict 72 STC: 147n402
Pa-Omyɔ v.‘swallow’Benedict 72 STC: 158n403
Pwo (Bassein)ʔànmorpheme◦júʔ◦lánmorpheme v.‘swallow’Jones 61: 515
Pwo (Moulmein)ʔánmorpheme◦ʔjú◦lanmorpheme v.‘swallow’Jones 61: 515
Sgaw (Bassein)jỳ v.‘swallow’Jones 61: 515
Sgaw (Moulmein)jỳ v.‘swallow’Jones 61: 515
Karen (Sgaw/Yue)ju̱ʔ³¹ v‘swallow’Dai 89 KarA: 2416

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #627, *mlyəw-k ‘SWALLOW (v.) / THROAT’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/627
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC#153, fn. 143; TSR #137; HPTB pp. 81, 84
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-627,
  title  = {{*mlyəw-k 'SWALLOW (v.) / THROAT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #627},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/627}
}