STEDT #91

*r-pay

SPLEEN

Intermediate reconstructions

Lolo-Burmese*ʔ-p(r)ay¹ ‘SPLEEN’

Notes

Care must be taken to distinguish the reflexes of this etymon from those TB forms borrowed from Indo-Aryan; see #5636 IA *p(l/r)iːhan SPLEEN.

This root was first reconstructed as *pay ⪤ play (VSTB: 217-218).

The Jingpho compounds for ‘spleen’ (kan-pai ~ kum-pai ~ hkum-pai ~ hkin-pai) have several initial syllables which seem to serve as body-part classifiers. kān means ‘stomach’ (cf. Dai et al. 1983:362) in isolation, while kùm ~ hkùm ~ gùm is a sort of body-part classifier (cf. Dai et al. 1983:263 and our root #206 PTB *(k/g)um BACK / BODY).

This root is quite similar to #1325 PTB *r-(p/b)al SPLEEN, with which it perhaps stands in an allofamic relationship.

Chinese comparandum

脾 OC *bʼi̯ĕg, GSR #874h; Mand. pí.

Reflexes & cognates89 reflexes · 26 subgroups

1.1.2Deng2

Kaman [Miju]blɑi³¹ blɑi⁵³ ‘liver’Sun H 80 MLD

Iduiȴimorpheme◦pra ‘spleen’Pulu 78

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1

Ao (Chungli)tə²prefix-pa² n.‘spleen’Bruhn 14 SuppCN

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group5

Angami Nagaú#18 PTB *ʔu ‘BODY / CORPSE’PTani *ɯ ‘BODY’-prì ‘spleen’It is possible that this Angami form is a borrowing from #5636 IA *p(l/r)iːhan SPLEEN; however, the ú- prefix is evidently of TB origin, occurring in many body-part words.Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

Angami Nagaú#18 PTB *ʔu ‘BODY / CORPSE’PTani *ɯ ‘BODY’-prì ‘spleen’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (1)

Chokri(u)#18 PTB *ʔu ‘BODY / CORPSE’PTani *ɯ ‘BODY’ phe³⁵ ‘spleen’Nienu 90 ChoQ: 9.8

Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦pu ‘spleen’Achumi 98: 9.8

Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦pu-küsümorpheme ‘swollen spleen (illness)’Achumi 98: 9.8.1

1.3.4Tangkhulic10

Huishuʔaprefix-pʰa ‘spleen’Mortensen 12 Tk: BodyParts.289

Tangkhulāprefix◦pai ‘spleen’Matisoff 87 BP

Tangkhulāprefix◦pai ‘bulb; dross; spleen; pith’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

Tangkhulāprefix◦pai ‘spleen’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (1)

Tangkhulpei ‘spleen’Matisoff 87 BP

Tangkhulpei ‘spleen’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

Tangkhulpei ‘spleen’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (1)

Tangkhulpei katāmorpheme ‘liver complaint’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

Tangkhulpəy ‘liver’Bhat 69 TNV: 92

Tangkhulpəy ‘liver’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

1.4Meithei1

Meitheipəy ‘spleen’Singh 91 MeiQ: 9.8

1.6Mru4

Mruăprefix◦pɑiʔ³ ‘spleen’Luce 85: Q.49

Mrupai ‘spleen’Matisoff 87 BP

Mrupai ‘spleen’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

Mrupai ‘spleen’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (1)

1.7.1.1Bodo2

Kokborokpɔ-li ‘spleen’Tripuri 88

Lalung [Tiwa]kha#229 PTB *b-ka-n/m/ŋ ‘BITTER / SALTY / BILE / LIVER’PTani *ko ~ *kaː ‘BITTER’PKC *khaa-I, khaat ⪤ *khaak-II ‘BITTER’PCN *a-khaʔ ‘BITTER’PTk *kʰa ‘BITTER’PBG *bi-ka ‘LIVER’PNN *C̥-kʰaᴮ ‘BITTER’PL *ka² ‘BITTER’PKar *khaᴮ ‘BITTER’◦bri ‘spleen’Balawan 65: 11

1.7.1.2Garo1

Garopilai ‘spleen’Weidert 87 TBTo: 73

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1

Tangsa¹ʌprefix¹li(ʔ) ‘bile’Weidert 87 TBTo: 221

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1

Khiamngan¹²aprefix²³džɪmorpheme²le̥ɪ ‘spleen’Weidert 87 TBTo: 73

1.7.3.1Jingpho14

Jingphokānmorpheme-pāi ‘spleen’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

Jingphokanmorpheme-pāi ‘spleen’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 14

Jingphokanmorpheme-pai ~ kumpai ~ hkumpai ~ hkinpai ‘spleen’Matisoff 87 BP: 126

Jingphokānmorpheme◦pāi ‘spleen’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (1)

Jingphokhūm#206 PTB *(k/g)um ‘BACK / BODY’PTk *kʰum ‘BACK’-pāi ‘spleen’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 14

Jingphokūmprefix-pāi ‘spleen’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

Jingphokūmprefix-pāi ‘spleen’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 14

Jingphokūmprefix◦pāi ‘spleen’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (1)

Jingphopāi ‘spleen’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

Jingphopāi ‘spleen’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (1)

Jingphosin#1390 PTB *m-sin ‘LIVER / HEART / BILE / BITTER’PTani *zin ‘LIVER’PKC *thin ‘LIVER’PCN *m-sən ‘LIVER’PTk *tʰin ‘LIVER’PNN *C̬-sin ‘LIVER’PLB *sin² ⪤ *tsin² ‘LIVER / BITTER’PL *sin² ‘LIVER’PKar *swɨnᴮ ‘LIVER’-pai ‘spleen’Matisoff 87 BP

Jingphosìn#1390 PTB *m-sin ‘LIVER / HEART / BILE / BITTER’PTani *zin ‘LIVER’PKC *thin ‘LIVER’PCN *m-sən ‘LIVER’PTk *tʰin ‘LIVER’PNN *C̬-sin ‘LIVER’PLB *sin² ⪤ *tsin² ‘LIVER / BITTER’PL *sin² ‘LIVER’PKar *swɨnᴮ ‘LIVER’-pāi ‘spleen’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

2.2Newar4

Newarãprefix-pi ‘spleen’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

Newarãprefix-pi ‘spleen’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (1)

Newarãprefix◦pi ‘spleen’Matisoff 87 BP

Newarɔ:prefix◦pi ‘liver’Shakya 89: 9.5

3.1Tangut4

Tangut [Xixia]pǐu ‘spleen’Nishida 64 Tan: 186

Tangut [Xixia]pǐu ‘spleen’Nishida 64 Tan: 269-092

Tangut [Xixia]pǐə ‘spleen’Dai 89 Xixi: 9.8

Tangut [Xixia]pɪ̯e² ‘spleen’Sofronov 97

3.2Qiangic4

Muya [Minyak]pɐ⁵³ ‘spleen’Sun H 91 MuyQ: 9.8

Pumi (Qinghua)sprefix◦phɑ¹³ ‘spleen’Lu 83 Pumi

Qiang (Longxi)phà ɹàmorpheme ‘spleen’Evans 99 Qiang: 182

Qiang (Mianchi)pá ‘spleen’Evans 99 Qiang: 182

6.1Lolo-Burmese2

*Lolo-Burmeseʔ-pray¹ ‘spleen’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 607

*Lolo-Burmeseʔpay¹ ‘spleen’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

6.1.2Loloish1

Lolophope⁴⁴ ‘spleen’Dai 89 Lolo: 9.8

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish2

Gazhuopʰi³²³tsɑ²⁴morpheme ‘spleen’Mu 03 Gazhuo

Liphope³³ ‘spleen’Chen 86 Yi: 9.8

6.1.2.2Central Loloish6

Jinuo (Baya/Banai)a⁴⁴prefix pʰe⁵⁵ ‘spleen’Dai 89 JinA: 182

Lahuɔ̀#5450 PTB *ʔa(ŋ/k)- ‘NOUN PREFIX’-pe ‘spleen’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (1)

Lahu (Black)ɔ̀#5450 PTB *ʔa(ŋ/k)- ‘NOUN PREFIX’-pe ‘spleen’Matisoff 87 BP

Lahu (Black)ɔ̀#5450 PTB *ʔa(ŋ/k)- ‘NOUN PREFIX’-pe ‘spleen’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

Lahu (Black)ɔ̀#5450 PTB *ʔa(ŋ/k)- ‘NOUN PREFIX’-pe ‘spleen’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 14

Lisu (Northern)pi³³ N‘spleen’Bradley 94 Lisu

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish7

Akhashi#230 PTB *s-hywəy-t ‘BLOOD’MesorootsPTani *viː ‘BLOOD’PKC *thii ‘BLOOD’PCN *a-(h)jəjʔ ‘BLOOD’PTk *ʃi ‘BLOOD’PNN *C̥-həːy ‘BLOOD’PNN *syi ‘BLOOD’PLB *swəy² ‘BLOOD’PKar *swiᴮ ‘BLOOD’Allofams1a #230 PTB *s-hywəy-t ‘BLOOD’1b #5485 PTB *suy ‘MARROW’-pyeh ‘spleen’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (1)

Akhashi³¹#230 PTB *s-hywəy-t ‘BLOOD’MesorootsPTani *viː ‘BLOOD’PKC *thii ‘BLOOD’PCN *a-(h)jəjʔ ‘BLOOD’PTk *ʃi ‘BLOOD’PNN *C̥-həːy ‘BLOOD’PNN *syi ‘BLOOD’PLB *swəy² ‘BLOOD’PKar *swiᴮ ‘BLOOD’Allofams1a #230 PTB *s-hywəy-t ‘BLOOD’1b #5485 PTB *suy ‘MARROW’ pyeh⁵⁵ ‘spleen’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

Akhashi˯pyehˇ ‘spleen’also contains *s-hywəy-tMatisoff 87 BP

Akhasjhì#230 PTB *s-hywəy-t ‘BLOOD’MesorootsPTani *viː ‘BLOOD’PKC *thii ‘BLOOD’PCN *a-(h)jəjʔ ‘BLOOD’PTk *ʃi ‘BLOOD’PNN *C̥-həːy ‘BLOOD’PNN *syi ‘BLOOD’PLB *swəy² ‘BLOOD’PKar *swiᴮ ‘BLOOD’Allofams1a #230 PTB *s-hywəy-t ‘BLOOD’1b #5485 PTB *suy ‘MARROW’-pjhɛ́ ‘spleen’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

Bisuùprefix◦pì ‘spleen’Beaudouin 88 Bisu: 15

Mpiʔoʔ²morpheme-phe⁶ ‘spleen’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

Mpiʔoʔ²morphemephe⁶ ‘spleen’Srinuan 76

8Bai3

Bai (Jianchuan)piɯ̱²¹ ‘spleen’morphemeXu 84 Bai

Bai (Jianchuan)piɯ̱²¹ jɯ̱̃⁴²morpheme tsʰæ̃⁵⁵morpheme ‘swollen spleen (illness)’Zhao 90: 9.8.1

Bai (Jianchuan)piɯ̱²¹ «jɯ̱̃⁴²»morpheme ‘spleen’Zhao 90: 9.8

9.0.1Old Chinese2

Chinese (Old/Mid)bʼi̯ĕg/bʼjie̯ ‘spleen’Karlgren 57 GSR: 874h

Chinese (Old)b'i̯ěg ‘spleen, tripe’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

9.0.2Middle Chinese1

Chinese (Middle)b'jie̯ ‘spleen, tripe’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 094

9.0.3Modern Chinese1

Chinese (Mandarin)pʼi ‘spleen’Karlgren 57 GSR: 874h

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #91, *r-pay ‘SPLEEN’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/91

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-91,
  title  = {{*r-pay 'SPLEEN'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #91},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/91}
}