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STEDT #815

*s-p(w)a-(p/k)

EARWAX

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · provisional

Reconstruction analysis

handlepa-pprefixsinitialprhymea-psuffixpcoverP · VT

Reflexes & cognates25 reflexes · 12 subgroups

1.1.1.1Western Tani1

Bengniruŋ#2070 PTB *ruŋ ‘HOLE / ORIFICE / EAR’PTani *ruŋ ‘HOLE / DENT’-sup ‘earwax’Sun J 93 Tani

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1

Chokri(u)prefix nyi³¹#811 PTB *r/g-na ‘EAR / HEAR / LISTEN’PKC *naa ⪤ *hnaa ‘EAR’PCN *hnaʔ ‘EAR’PCN *a-hŋaj ‘HEAR, LISTEN’PTk *na ‘EAR’PTk *na ‘HEAR’PNN *na ‘EAR’PL *(C)-na² ‘EAR’PKar *-hnaᴮ ‘LISTEN TO’PKar *naᴮ ‘EAR’ bvü³⁵ ‘earwax’Nienu 90 ChoQ: 3.6.6

1.5Mikir [Karbi]4

Mikir [Karbi]bō ‘earwax’Grüssner 79 BP: 156

Mikir [Karbi]nò#811 PTB *r/g-na ‘EAR / HEAR / LISTEN’PKC *naa ⪤ *hnaa ‘EAR’PCN *hnaʔ ‘EAR’PCN *a-hŋaj ‘HEAR, LISTEN’PTk *na ‘EAR’PTk *na ‘HEAR’PNN *na ‘EAR’PL *(C)-na² ‘EAR’PKar *-hnaᴮ ‘LISTEN TO’PKar *naᴮ ‘EAR’ aprefix-bō ‘earwax’Grüssner 79 BP: 115

Mikir [Karbi]nò#811 PTB *r/g-na ‘EAR / HEAR / LISTEN’PKC *naa ⪤ *hnaa ‘EAR’PCN *hnaʔ ‘EAR’PCN *a-hŋaj ‘HEAR, LISTEN’PTk *na ‘EAR’PTk *na ‘HEAR’PNN *na ‘EAR’PL *(C)-na² ‘EAR’PKar *-hnaᴮ ‘LISTEN TO’PKar *naᴮ ‘EAR’-bō ‘earwax’Grüssner 79 BP: 115

Mikir [Karbi]no#811 PTB *r/g-na ‘EAR / HEAR / LISTEN’PKC *naa ⪤ *hnaa ‘EAR’PCN *hnaʔ ‘EAR’PCN *a-hŋaj ‘HEAR, LISTEN’PTk *na ‘EAR’PTk *na ‘HEAR’PNN *na ‘EAR’PL *(C)-na² ‘EAR’PKar *-hnaᴮ ‘LISTEN TO’PKar *naᴮ ‘EAR’◦bo ‘earwax’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.2.1Tibetan6

Tibetan (Amdo:Zeku)hnæ#811 PTB *r/g-na ‘EAR / HEAR / LISTEN’PKC *naa ⪤ *hnaa ‘EAR’PCN *hnaʔ ‘EAR’PCN *a-hŋaj ‘HEAR, LISTEN’PTk *na ‘EAR’PTk *na ‘HEAR’PNN *na ‘EAR’PL *(C)-na² ‘EAR’PKar *-hnaᴮ ‘LISTEN TO’PKar *naᴮ ‘EAR’ ɸag ‘earwax’Sun J 85 Amdo: 211

Tibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)lemorpheme◦be ‘earwax’Bishop 89: 3.6.6

Tibetan (Written)rna#811 PTB *r/g-na ‘EAR / HEAR / LISTEN’PKC *naa ⪤ *hnaa ‘EAR’PCN *hnaʔ ‘EAR’PCN *a-hŋaj ‘HEAR, LISTEN’PTk *na ‘EAR’PTk *na ‘HEAR’PNN *na ‘EAR’PL *(C)-na² ‘EAR’PKar *-hnaᴮ ‘LISTEN TO’PKar *naᴮ ‘EAR’-spabs ‘earwax’Matisoff 87 BP

Tibetan (Written)rna#811 PTB *r/g-na ‘EAR / HEAR / LISTEN’PKC *naa ⪤ *hnaa ‘EAR’PCN *hnaʔ ‘EAR’PCN *a-hŋaj ‘HEAR, LISTEN’PTk *na ‘EAR’PTk *na ‘HEAR’PNN *na ‘EAR’PL *(C)-na² ‘EAR’PKar *-hnaᴮ ‘LISTEN TO’PKar *naᴮ ‘EAR’-spag ‘earwax (sic)’[Source note] substandard for rna-spabs (acc. to Jäs., p. 312).Matisoff 87 BP

Tibetan (Written)rna#811 PTB *r/g-na ‘EAR / HEAR / LISTEN’PKC *naa ⪤ *hnaa ‘EAR’PCN *hnaʔ ‘EAR’PCN *a-hŋaj ‘HEAR, LISTEN’PTk *na ‘EAR’PTk *na ‘HEAR’PNN *na ‘EAR’PL *(C)-na² ‘EAR’PKar *-hnaᴮ ‘LISTEN TO’PKar *naᴮ ‘EAR’.spags ‘earwax’Sun J 85 TbGl: 211

Tibetan (Written)spabs ‘earwax’Matisoff 87 BP

2.2Newar1

Newarnhāe#811 PTB *r/g-na ‘EAR / HEAR / LISTEN’PKC *naa ⪤ *hnaa ‘EAR’PCN *hnaʔ ‘EAR’PCN *a-hŋaj ‘HEAR, LISTEN’PTk *na ‘EAR’PTk *na ‘HEAR’PNN *na ‘EAR’PL *(C)-na² ‘EAR’PKar *-hnaᴮ ‘LISTEN TO’PKar *naᴮ ‘EAR’◦pḁː pwi̥morpheme ‘earwax’Matisoff 87 BP

3.2Qiangic2

Pumi (Qinghua)sphø¹³ ‘earwax’Lu 83 Pumi

Pumi (Taoba)phu̵³⁵ ‘earwax’Lu 83 Pumi

3.3.1rGyalrong1

rGyalrong (NW)təprefix◦rna#811 PTB *r/g-na ‘EAR / HEAR / LISTEN’PKC *naa ⪤ *hnaa ‘EAR’PCN *hnaʔ ‘EAR’PCN *a-hŋaj ‘HEAR, LISTEN’PTk *na ‘EAR’PTk *na ‘HEAR’PNN *na ‘EAR’PL *(C)-na² ‘EAR’PKar *-hnaᴮ ‘LISTEN TO’PKar *naᴮ ‘EAR’ spʰop ‘earwax’Sun H 91 rNW: 3.6.6

5Tujia1

Tujiatsã²¹#816 PTB *m-tsywa-(k/ŋ) ‘EAR’ pu̵⁵⁵ se³⁵#572 PTB *kləy ‘BODY DIRT / EXCREMENT’PKC *mik-khlii ‘TEARS’PCN *a-khləjʔ ‘FECES, EXCREMENT’TGTM *ᴬkli ‘FECES,SHIT’PKar *khrejᴮ ‘BODY DIRT’ ‘earwax’Chen 86 TuMQ: 3.6.6

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #815, *s-p(w)a-(p/k) ‘EARWAX’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/815

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-815,
  title  = {{*s-p(w)a-(p/k) 'EARWAX'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #815},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/815}
}