Kiranti etymology : Query result

Proto-Kiranti: *näp-caŋ

Meaning: clitoris

Limbu: nɛpcaN

Kulung: napcɔ

Comments: Compared in STEDT 268-269 (*t(s)aŋ) with Mikir ing-chàng and Bisu tɔ-tshìŋ 'clitoris'.

Proto-Kiranti: *när

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: to abstain, fast

Limbu: naʔmaʔ

Yamphu: neʔma

Proto-Kiranti: *nä̀(-s)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: be

Sunwar: na- to be (affirm., absol. classification)

Limbu: nemā (nessu) to place

Yamphu: nä:ʔma 'to put down', ne:ma 'to lie'

Proto-Kiranti: *nä̀thVpmä

Meaning: a k. of insect

Tulung: nathepma variety of caterpillar

Kaling: näthümä a gray insect with feelers

Kulung: napthemma

Proto-Kiranti: *né

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: near

Sunwar: 'nēthā

Tulung: ŋepa (? error instead of nepa)

Kaling: nephäm (CSDP 'nephäm)

Limbu: nip, net, nettāŋ (= S 'nēthā)

Yamphu: nendhaŋ

Proto-Kiranti: *nek

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: pus

Sunwar: nene

Kaling: 'ni sap

Limbu: nikwā

Proto-Kiranti: *n[è]m / *n[è]p

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: sink

Kaling: nämnä (nämu) dip

Limbu: nipmā (niptu) sink

Dumi: nāmnɨ

Proto-Kiranti: *ńep ( ~ *ŋ-)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: to press into, to sow

Limbu: nɛ:pmaʔ

Dumi: ŋjepnɨ

Proto-Kiranti: *nep (*nepsǝ)

Meaning: brain

Sunwar: 'nipsi

Tulung: nepci, nöpci (<*nep-cö)

Kaling: nes

Limbu: nehi (*nep brain + *hi blood ?)

Yamphu: taŋ-nasi 'brain'

Comments: Toba 88 *nepsi.

Proto-Kiranti: *ńǝ

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: ear

Sunwar: 'nophā

Tulung: nokphla, nǝphla, nophla

Kaling: ŋeco (probably < *ŋöcö)

Limbu: nephāk (cf. also nekkhohī ear-wax)

Dumi: ŋico

Kulung: nɔbɔ

Yamphu: näʔäk

Comments: Toba 89 *nophlo. The root is attested in comp. *ńǝ-phlak, *ńǝ-c₁ǝ; the meaning of -phlak is unclear.

Proto-Kiranti: *nǝ̀

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: nose

Sunwar: nē̃

Tulung: nö

Kaling: nö

Limbu: nebo

Dumi: nu

Kulung: nap

Yamphu: naʔu

Comments: Toba 93 *nep.

Proto-Kiranti: *nǝ̀-lV

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: day

Kaling: nöl

Limbu: len (//jen) (with metathesis)

Dumi: nulɨ

Kulung: lei

Yamphu: len-da 'afternoon'

Comments: Toba 89 *nel. Cf. also K -ne in 'samne 3 days ahead, 'lanne 4 days ahead. *nǝ-lV is most probably a compound with *l[o] 'time' q.v.

Proto-Kiranti: *nǝm

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: sun, day

Sunwar: nā sun

Tulung: 'nem day, nepsuŋ sun

Kaling: nwɔm sun

Limbu: nām sun

Dumi: nām

Kulung: nam

Yamphu: nam

Comments: Toba 97 *n _am.

Proto-Kiranti: *nǝ̀m(-s)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: smell

Sunwar: nam-ca

Tulung: nem-

Kaling: nwɔm-nä (nomu)

Limbu: nāmmā to have offensive odour, kunām smell, nāmnu perfume

Dumi: nǝmnɨ

Kulung: namma

Yamphu: namma

Comments: Toba 96 *nap- (erroneously).

Proto-Kiranti: *nǝ̀ŋ

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: snow

Kaling: noŋ

Limbu: nāŋ

Kulung: nɔ̄ŋ

Yamphu: naŋ

Comments: Toba 96 *noŋ.

Proto-Kiranti: *ní

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: aunt

Tulung: nin

Kaling: 'nin aunt (father's sister)

Limbu: nijā

Dumi: nini

Kulung: ni

Proto-Kiranti: *ńi ( ~ *ŋ-)

Meaning: to cook

Kulung: ŋima

Yamphu: ni:ma

Proto-Kiranti: *ní- // *nú- (?)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: new

Sunwar: 'nāk

Tulung: nuḍa (AS nöḍa)

Kaling: 'nin freshness, newness

Kulung: nus 'soon, early'

Comments: The final is quite unclear.

Proto-Kiranti: *ní(k)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: two

Sunwar: 'nīk-śi

Tulung: nǝ, nǝk

Limbu: net-chi (in comp.: ne-/ni-, -net)

Kulung: nitci

Yamphu: nitci

Comments: Toba 98 *n _-.

Proto-Kiranti: *ńìn // *ńìt

Meaning: sit

Sunwar: nit-ca

Kaling: ŋäj-nä (ŋäjŋɔ) sit, (ŋändu) to set

Dumi: ŋāńsɨnɨ

Yamphu: nämma

Comments: Toba 95 *gayn- (compared also with Tul. gân-).