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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: sopma
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Stem: <sopt- ; sop->
Grammar: v.intr.stat.
Meaning: to be light, to weigh little.
yamet-prnum,yamet-stem,yamet-pspeech,yamet-meaning,

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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *säp / *sä̀m
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: thin
Sunwar: sap-śo thin (density)
Tulung: samsamja thin (of people)
Yamphu: sopma 'to weigh little' (?)
kiret-prnum,kiret-meaning,kiret-sun,kiret-tul,kiret-yam,

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[ʒ]V̆m
Meaning: thin, slender
Chinese: *sam thin, slender.
Tibetan: zim fine, thin, slender.
Lepcha: čím to be thin, to be lean (as person or meat), to be attenuated, to be emaciated, to be slight, meagre
Kiranti: *sä̀m / *sä̀p
stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-lepcha,stibet-kir,

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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: xiān
Preclassic Old Chinese: sam
Classic Old Chinese: sam
Western Han Chinese: sam
Eastern Han Chinese: sjam
Early Postclassic Chinese: sjem
Middle Postclassic Chinese: sjem
Late Postclassic Chinese: sjem
Middle Chinese: sjem
English meaning : fine-textured silk; thin, slender
Russian meaning[s]: тонкий; маленький, хрупкий
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 120
Four-angle index: 6833
Karlgren code: 0620 e
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