Kiranti etymology : Query result

Proto-Kiranti: *ghrók

Meaning: throw

Tulung: ghrok- throw

Kaling: 'ghronä ('ghroktu) throw, diseard

Yamphu: ruŋma (?)

Comments: Toba 99 *ghrok-.

Proto-Kiranti: *ghrùm

Meaning: to tire

Tulung: ghrüm- be tired and/or hungry.

Kaling: ghramnä (ghramŋɔ)

Kulung: gumma

Comments: Toba 98 *grim-. Cf. also T krüm- hunger.

Proto-Kiranti: *ghrùm (/*ʔkr-)

Meaning: meet

Sunwar: grum-ca

Tulung: ghröm-, kröm-

Proto-Kiranti: *ghrù(s)

Meaning: eat, take food

Tulung: grūsikpa ʒāsikpa one who cooks and eats selfishly by himself, grūla cooking, meal

Kaling: ghrunsinä take food, eat, ghrulɔ food

Proto-Kiranti: *ghrV̀

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: burn

Sunwar: gra-ca burn, light (itr.)

Tulung: ghrü- (AS ghru-) burn (itr) (of wood or flesh)

Kaling: ghränä (ghrä) burn, flash, shine; 'ghrännä ('ghrättu) light,burn (tr.) (<*ghrV́t-)

Kulung: khuima (?); huima

Comments: Toba 88 *ghray-.

Proto-Kiranti: *ghú

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: nine

Tulung: gu

Kaling: 'ghu

Comments: Toba 93 *khuw.

Proto-Kiranti: *gh[u]ŋ (/*ʔk-,-k)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: bend, crooked

Tulung: gǝŋte, gǝŋgǝŋja crooked

Kaling: 'kunä ('kuktu) bend, 'ghunä ('ghuktu) bend over (tr.), ghunä (ghuŋɔ) bend over (itr.)

Kulung: khukh- (Toba)

Proto-Kiranti: *[gh]Vr

Meaning: run, drive

Sunwar: 'kher-ca drive away

Kaling: gharnä (gharŋɔ) run, hurry

Limbu: khɛpmaʔ

Proto-Kiranti: *gìgi-

Meaning: blue, green

Sunwar: gig(i)

Tulung: gigi-m

Kaling: gigi-m

Limbu: kuhik-la

Kulung: gigippa

Comments: Toba 91 *gigim.

Proto-Kiranti: *gi(k) (/ʔk-)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: to give birth, be born

Sunwar: 'gī-ca

Tulung: kǝks- 'give birth', gǝks- 'be born'

Proto-Kiranti: *gim

Meaning: to set (of sun, moon)

Dumi: gīmnɨ

Kulung: kamma

Yamphu: jīpma 'to disappear from sight'

Comments: Possibly *grim, cf. Dumi nām-grim 'sunset'; see *rìp ( / -m) 'shadow'.

Proto-Kiranti: *gírok

Meaning: catch

Sunwar: 'gjajk-ca (instead of *'gjak-~*gjek-) catch, hold, catch (trap)

Limbu: ijukmā (ijuktu) to entrap

Comments: Cf. also K 'ghrunä ('ghraktu) hold ?

Proto-Kiranti: *gol

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: to lie

Sunwar: gol-

Proto-Kiranti: *gòlVŋmV

Meaning: pocket

Tulung: golmu, golmo fold in clothing fore carrying things, pocket

Kaling: guluŋme

Comments: For the 1st part cf. *go(n) 'clothing'.

Proto-Kiranti: *go(n) ( ~ -ǝ-)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: clothing

Kaling: gö

Dumi: gu

Kulung: khūma (?)

Proto-Kiranti: *go(ŋ)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: in, inside

Tulung: gonu within

Kaling: -gobi in, inside, goju within

Limbu: o, jo in

Dumi: ho- (?)

Kulung: gɔ̄

Yamphu: hoŋsiʔ 'inside'

Proto-Kiranti: *[g]òrok, *[g]òrok-tup

Meaning: wild cat

Tulung: korotüp

Kaling: korotap

Limbu: ojokpā

Dumi: kartɨkpu

Proto-Kiranti: *gràkmǝ

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: ant

Tulung: grakmu very small variety of ant

Kaling: grɔkmö ant which eats potatoes

Comments: Toba *grakmö.

Proto-Kiranti: *grä̀ŋ

Meaning: thorn

Kaling: graŋ

Dumi: gɨrɨ

Yamphu: čiǯeŋ

Proto-Kiranti: *gräŋ (//*räŋ)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: horn

Sunwar: grō

Tulung: rǝŋ

Kaling: graŋ horn

Limbu: kudāŋ horn, tāŋliŋbā having horn

Dumi: go

Yamphu: sa-ǯaŋ

Comments: Toba 91 *graŋ. ? Kulung pittɔ ( < *bìn 'cow' + *gräŋ with assimilation).