Kiranti etymology : Query result

Proto-Kiranti: *lè

Meaning: voice, song

Tulung: lölam (<*le-lum) voice

Kaling: lel song

Limbu: ikla, itla

Dumi: lē singing

Yamphu: sem-la voice

Comments: For the most part in compounds (with *säm 'spirit' or *lu 'sing'; ik- in Limbu is unclear).

Proto-Kiranti: *le

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: to know how

Limbu: lɛ̄maʔ

Kulung: lema

Yamphu: le:ma, lema / rema

Proto-Kiranti: *lèbä

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: quiet

Tulung: liwa (AS leba) quiet

Kaling: läbä münä be quiet

Proto-Kiranti: *lé(k)

Meaning: lie, deceive

Tulung: līsi- pretend, lima lie, fib

Kaling: 'lemɔ a lie

Limbu: illek liar, illek-cokmā to lie

Dumi: wā-lǝ 'lie' (?)

Kulung: wa-lili 'lie'

Yamphu: rikma 'to conceal, keep secret'

Proto-Kiranti: *lèm

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: sweet

Tulung: lem- be sweet, flatter, seduce, comfort, lepma sugar

Kaling: lemnä (lemu) to comfort, entice, lempä, lemlem lüpä sweet

Limbu: lim sweet, lemmā (lemmu) to allure, sweet-talk, deceive

Dumi: lemnɨ

Kulung: lemlempa a., lemma v.

Yamphu: remma 'to deceive'; rimma 'to be sweet'

Comments: Toba 97 *lem.

Proto-Kiranti: *lèm

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: tongue

Sunwar: lē

Tulung: lem

Kaling: lem

Limbu: le-soppā

Dumi: lēm

Kulung: lem

Yamphu: lem

Comments: Toba 98 *lem.

Proto-Kiranti: *léŋ ( / *lék)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: buy, exchange, sell

Sunwar: 'lē-ca sell

Limbu: leŋmā (leŋu) change, lekmā (lektu) exchange

Dumi: leńsinɨ

Yamphu: lemma (len-) (?)

Proto-Kiranti: *lèŋɔksi

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: banana

Tulung: leā̃si (AS leŋaksi)

Kaling: leŋɔsi

Dumi: ŋjélǝksi

Kulung: liŋɔksi (arch.), liŋɔ̄si, liŋɔ̄

Comments: Toba 94 *leŋaksi.

Proto-Kiranti: *let

Meaning: give up

Sunwar: lāk-ca leave behind

Kaling: 'lennä ('ledu) give up, leave behind, restrict, send away

Limbu: lepmā (leptu) give up

Proto-Kiranti: *let

Meaning: survive

Dumi: letnɨ

Kulung: leima

Proto-Kiranti: *let

Meaning: to release, abandon, let go

Dumi: letnɨ

Yamphu: leʔma

Proto-Kiranti: *lǝ

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: speech, word

Sunwar: lō

Tulung: lɔ

Kulung: lɔma 'tell, order'

Yamphu: lo:ma, lu:ma 'to say to smb.'; -lo 'marker of reported speech'

Proto-Kiranti: *lǝ́

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: moon

Sunwar: 'tas-la

Tulung: khlömu (AS khlomu, but khle) moon, moonlight (? *qǝ̀ light + *lǝ́ moon)

Kaling: 'lö, lölmɔdu

Limbu: lā, lābā moon, month

Kulung: la

Yamphu: la

Comments: Toba 92 *k-lolimadu.

Proto-Kiranti: *lǝ̀

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: spirit

Tulung: lö spirit

Kaling: lö senses, feeling, courage

Dumi: lū

Yamphu: lawa

Proto-Kiranti: *lǝ̀ / *lǝǹ

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: take off, take out

Kaling: 'lännä ('läjŋɔ) go out, come out

Dumi: lǝnnɨ

Kulung: lǝima 'go out'

Yamphu: la:ma

Comments: There may be some confusion with *làt q.v.

Proto-Kiranti: *lǝ̀k-phen

Meaning: leech

Kaling: lokpej black leech

Limbu: lākpet

Kulung: lɔ̄bei

Yamphu: lä:k-puǯik 'worm'

Comments: See *bhén.

Proto-Kiranti: *lǝ̀n

Meaning: abort

Tulung: let- make (child) excrete, excrete

Kaling: lwɔj-nä (lwɔndu) abort, miscarry

Limbu: lemmā (lemsu)

Proto-Kiranti: *lǝŋ

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: foot, leg

Sunwar: -lā̃ in dimbla sole, dimblā foot

Limbu: lāŋ leg, foot

Kulung: lɔŋ

Yamphu: laŋ (also raŋ in compounds)

Proto-Kiranti: *li (*lej)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: to plant

Tulung: khli-

Kulung: leima

Comments: Toba 94 *(kh)li-.

Proto-Kiranti: *lì (/*blì)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: bow, arrow

Sunwar: li-bra arrow

Tulung: blǝ metal arrowhead, nö-bli (AS nö-blö) arrow head, li-n bow

Kaling: la_phu (Toba 87) bow

Limbu: lī bow, lii bowstring

Kulung: bei 'arrow', li-phu 'bow'

Comments: Toba 87 *ble, *lipu.