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STEDT #818

*byaŋ

EAR / EARLOBE / FLAT THING

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handlebyeŋinitialbyrhymeeŋcoverP · N

Connections

HPTB*bleŋ ⪤ *pleŋ ‘straight(en)’pp. 281, 292

Reflexes & cognates29 reflexes · 12 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

Ngawnbɛŋ ‘ear’Matisoff 87 BP

1.2.2Central Chin9

Lushai [Mizo]beng ‘ear’Marrison 67 Naga

Lushai [Mizo]beng ‘ear’Matisoff 87 BP

Lushai [Mizo]beng ‘ear’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 94

Lushai [Mizo]beng kherhmorpheme ‘otorrhoea’Matisoff 87 BP

Lushai [Mizo]beng-ngongmorpheme vi‘deaf’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 2138

Lushai [Mizo]beng◦behmorpheme ‘earring’Marrison 67 Naga

Lushai [Mizo]beng◦ngawngmorpheme ‘deaf’Marrison 67 Naga

Lushai [Mizo]béŋ ‘ear’Weidert 87 TBTo: 747

Lushai [Mizo]chhmorpheme (beng-chhengmorpheme) v‘make a noise’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 2183

1.3“Naga” Areal Group1

Maringkhana#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’◦bil ‘ear’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1

Maono#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’◦bi ‘ear’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.3.1Jingpho5

Jingpho(na)#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’ ləprefix◦bying ‘outside of ears’Matisoff 87 BP

Jingpho(na)#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’ ləprefix◦pyen ‘lobe of ear’Matisoff 87 BP

Jingpholəprefix◦ping ‘ear’Matisoff 87 BP

Jingpholəprefix◦pyēn ‘lobe (of ear), vent (of gun)’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 152

Jingphona ləbying ‘auricle’also contains *r/g-naprefixMatisoff 87 BP

2.1.4Tamangish5

Tamangnaʱ#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’-pyaŋ ‘ear’Weidert 87 TBTo: 607

Tamang (Bagmati)naʱ#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’-pyaŋ ‘ear’Weidert 87 TBTo: 747

Tamang (Risiangku)³na#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’◦pʰi n‘ear’Mazaudon 91 TamQ: 3.6

Tamang (Sahu)nā#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’◦ping ‘ear’Matisoff 87 BP

Tamang (Sahu)na#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’◦piŋ ‘ear’Taylor 72 TmVo: 1.39

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1

Chepang (Eastern)jeŋʔ ‘earlobe’Caughley 90 CheQ: 3.6.1

6.1.1Burmish1

Burmese (Written)nâ#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’-pyâñ ‘ear’Matisoff 87 BP

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish1

Côông [Phunoi]ã#5450 PTB *ʔa(ŋ/k)- ‘NOUN PREFIX’◦hnã³¹#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’ ləpen ‘earlobe’Ferlus 91: 3.6.1

6.2Naxi2

Naxi (Eastern)ɬe³³#2083 PTB *s-ri ‘EAR’pi³¹ ‘ear’He 85

Naxi (Yongning)ɬe³³#2083 PTB *s-ri ‘EAR’pi³¹ ‘ear’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 241.29

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #818, *byaŋ ‘EAR / EARLOBE / FLAT THING’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/818

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-818,
  title  = {{*byaŋ 'EAR / EARLOBE / FLAT THING'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #818},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/818}
}