*d/r-kan

PALATE / GUMS

Reconstruction analysis

handlekanprefixd/rinitialkrhymeancoverK · N

Notes

The Qiangic forms are perhaps borrowings from Tibetan. This root awaits further confirmation from elsewhere in the family.

Reflexes & cognates12 reflexes · 3 subgroups

2.1.2.1Tibetan5

Tibetan (Amdo:Zeku)hken ‘palate’Sun J 85 Amdo: 729

Tibetan (Balti)ṣkʌn ‘palate’Rangan 75: 77

Spitiyamorpheme◦ken ‘palate’Bodh 91: 3.7.1

Tibetan (Written)dkan ‘palate’Sun J 85 TbGl: 729

Tibetan (Written)dkan~rkan ‘palate’Matisoff 87 BP

3.3.1rGyalrong3

Caodengtəprefix-rkɐn ‘palate’Sun J 97 Cao

rGyalrong (NW)təprefix◦ʂkɛn ‘palate’Sun H 91 rNW: 3.7.1

rGyalrongrkeN nyimorpheme ‘soft palate’Nagano 97 GyQ: 3.7.2

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #636, *d/r-kan ‘PALATE / GUMS’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/636

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

References: Bodic

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-636,
  title  = {{*d/r-kan 'PALATE / GUMS'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #636},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/636}
}