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STEDT #645

*t(u/i)k

FROG

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Intermediate reconstructions

Tani*tɯk ‘FROG’JS-HCST: 222

Karenic*Ɂdeᴮ ‘FROG’TL#126

Karenic*Ɂdeᴮsowᴮ ‘TOAD’TL#305

Notes

Note that the *-u- ⪤ *-i- variation occurs within Tani, as well as across different subgroups.

R.S. Cook (p.c., 2002) has noted the similarity of these forms to the reflexes of #2197 PTB *s-diːk SCORPION / CRAB / SHRIMP, another ‘verminous / venomous species’.

Reflexes & cognates62 reflexes · 10 subgroups

Apatanitàprefix-tɯ ‘frog’Sun J 93 Tani

Apatanitaprefix-tɯʔ ‘frog’Sun J 93 HCST

Apatanitaprefix-tɯʔ ‘frog’Sun J 93 Tani

Apatanitaprefix-tɯʔ pamorpheme-pu#1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’MesorootsPTani *pɯ ‘EGG’Allofams1 #1168 PTB *pʷu ‘EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT’1a #301 PTB *ʔu ‘EGG / BIRD’1b #1654 PTB *pu ‘EGG’1c #1275 PTB *pu ‘BALL / EGG / ROUND OBJECT’ ‘frog egg’Sun J 93 Tani

Apatanitaprefix-tɯʔ-armorpheme-nɯmorpheme-bumorpheme-domorpheme ‘eclipse’Sun J 93 Tani

Apatanitɯ-rimorpheme tàmorpheme-tumorpheme ‘toad’Sun J 93 Tani

Bengnitaprefix-tɯk ‘frog’Sun J 93 HCST

Bengnitaprefix-tɯk ‘frog’Sun J 93 Tani

Bengnitɯk-rɯːmorpheme ‘toad’Sun J 93 Tani

Bokartaprefix tɯk n‘frog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0349.24

Bokartaprefix-tɯk ‘frog’Sun J 93 HCST

Bokartaprefix-tɯk ‘frog’Sun J 93 Tani

Bokar Lhobataprefix tɯk ‘frog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 150.51

Galotaprefix◦tik ‘frog’Das Gupta 63 Gal

Galotaprefix◦tɨk n.‘frog’GLDC 09 Galo

Miri, Hillteprefix◦tɯk ‘frog’Simon 76 Miri

Tagintaprefix◦tɤk ‘frog’Das Gupta 83 Tag

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani3

Padam-Mishing [Abor-Miri]taprefix-tɯk~ tik ‘frog’Sun J 93 HCST

Damutək-ta(ʔ)morpheme ‘frog’Sun J 93 Tani

Milangpumorpheme-duk ‘frog’Tayeng 76 Mil

2.1.4Tamangish2

Tamang (Sahu)kalmorpheme◦Tek◦Tek n‘frog (water)’Hale 73 CSD: 03a.066

Tamang (Sahu)kalmorpheme◦Tek◦Tek ‘water frog’Taylor 72 TmVo: 3.66

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang2

Chepangtik n.‘frog (sp.), small (3cm. long), black and white striped, water-living’Caughley 00 Chepang

Chepangtik ‘frog’Caughley 72 CVoc: 3.A.66

3.2Qiangic2

Pumi (Jiulong)pɐ⁵⁵#2148 PTB *s-bal ‘FROG’de⁵⁵ n‘frog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0349.10

Pumi (Taoba)pa⁵⁵#2148 PTB *s-bal ‘FROG’diɛ³³ ‘frog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 150.10

4Nungic3

Trung [Dulong]dɯ³¹ɹi⁵³morpheme ‘frog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 150.46

Dulongdɯ⁵⁵ɹi⁵³morpheme n‘frog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0349.20

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)dɯ³¹ɹi⁵³morpheme ‘frog’Sun H 82 Dul

6.1.2.2Central Loloish5

Jinuo (Youle)phɔ⁴⁴#2148 PTB *s-bal ‘FROG’thɛ³³lɛ³³morpheme ‘frog’Gai 86

Kucongpa35#2148 PTB *s-bal ‘FROG’ tiɛ33 liɛ33morpheme ‘frog’Dai 09 Kucong

Lahu (Lancang)pɑ¹¹#2148 PTB *s-bal ‘FROG’tɛ⁵⁴nɛ⁵⁴morpheme n‘frog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0349.43

Lahu (Black)pā#2148 PTB *s-bal ‘FROG’-tɛ́-nɛ̂ʔmorpheme ‘frog’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 158(b)

Lahu (Black)pᴀ³¹#2148 PTB *s-bal ‘FROG’tɛ³³nɛ⁵⁴morpheme ‘frog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 150.33

7Karenic29

*Karen [Burling]de² ‘frog’Luangthongkum 13: 126

*KarendìG ‘frog’Jones 61: 195

*KarenɁdeᴮ ‘frog’Luangthongkum 13: 126

*KarenɁdeᴮsowᴮ ‘toad’Luangthongkum 13: 305

Bwedi³³θu³³ ‘toad’Luangthongkum 13: 305

Bweɗi³³ ‘frog’Luangthongkum 13: 126

Karende̱³¹ n‘frog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0349.50

Kayahdi¹¹ ‘frog’Luangthongkum 13: 126

Kayahdi¹¹so¹¹ ‘toad’Luangthongkum 13: 305

Kayandai¹¹ ‘frog’Luangthongkum 13: 126

Kayandai¹¹θu¹¹ ‘toad’Luangthongkum 13: 305

Kayan (Pekon)dé̤ N‘frog’Manson 10 Kayan

Kayan (Pekon)dé̤◦naθâmorpheme N‘type of frog that lives amongst weeds [lit. frog-?]’Manson 10 Kayan

Kayawdi¹¹ ‘frog’Luangthongkum 13: 126

Kayawdi¹¹su¹¹ ‘toad’Luangthongkum 13: 305

Pa-Odé ‘frog’Solnit 89 PaO

Pa-Odé ljɔ̄morpheme ‘frog, k. of (Thai khiat lew)’Solnit 89 PaO

Pa-O (Southern)de³³ ‘frog’Luangthongkum 13: 126

Pa-O (Southern)de³³su³³ ‘toad’Luangthongkum 13: 305

Pa-O (Northern)de⁵⁵ ‘frog’Luangthongkum 13: 126

Pa-O (Northern)de⁵⁵su⁵⁵ ‘toad’Luangthongkum 13: 305

Pwo (Northern)di³³ ‘frog’Luangthongkum 13: 126

Pwo (Northern)di³³sou³³ ‘toad’Luangthongkum 13: 305

Pwo (Southern)di⁵⁵ ‘frog’Luangthongkum 13: 126

Pwo (Southern)di⁵⁵sou⁵⁵ ‘toad’Luangthongkum 13: 305

Sgaw (Northern)de³¹˜ ‘frog’Luangthongkum 13: 126

Sgaw (Northern)de³¹˜sɨ³¹˜ ‘toad’Luangthongkum 13: 305

Sgaw (Southern)de⁴⁵’ ‘frog’Luangthongkum 13: 126

Sgaw (Southern)di⁴⁵’sɨ⁴⁵’ ‘toad’Luangthongkum 13: 305

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #645, *t(u/i)k ‘FROG’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/645

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

References: cf. HPTB p.503

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-645,
  title  = {{*t(u/i)k 'FROG'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #645},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/645}
}