Kiranti etymology : Query result

Proto-Kiranti: *nìŋ

Meaning: poison

Tulung: ŋe (?)

Kaling: naŋ

Limbu: niŋ-

Kulung: niŋ (Toba)

Comments: Toba 94 *niŋ.

Proto-Kiranti: *niŋ

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: mind

Limbu: niN

Dumi: niŋ

Kulung: niwa

Yamphu: niŋa

Proto-Kiranti: *niŋ

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: year

Limbu: -niŋ in ɛn-niŋ 'this year' etc.

Yamphu: niŋ (in iʔniŋ 'one year' etc.)

Proto-Kiranti: *ńir ( ~ *ŋ-)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: count, read

Limbu: nīpmaʔ, -nīr-/-nīt-/nīʔl

Kulung: ŋirma

Yamphu: neʔma

Proto-Kiranti: *ńì(-s)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: hear, listen

Sunwar: nē-ca

Kaling: ŋinä (ŋiŋɔ)

Limbu: nīmā (nisu) to see (?)

Dumi: ŋjīnɨ

Kulung: ŋema 'seem' (cf. jēma 'hear'?)

Comments: Toba 91 *ŋe-. Cf. *ńǝ 'ear'.

Proto-Kiranti: *nókcok

Meaning: priest

Tulung: nokcho ritual officiant

Kaling: 'nokco priest, shaman

Dumi: naksö

Kulung: nɔkchɔ

Proto-Kiranti: *nòk-c₁ǝ̀

Meaning: monkey

Tulung: noksü (AS nuksü)

Kaling: nus

Comments: Toba 92 *nuksi.

Proto-Kiranti: *ńò(-t, -s)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: ache

Tulung: nö- hurt (itr.), nör (AS) illness

Kaling: ŋennä (ŋej) hurt, ache, ŋehpä sick,ill

Limbu: nāmā (nāsā) feel tired

Dumi: ŋjetnɨ

Kulung: ŋaima

Proto-Kiranti: *n[u]

Meaning: and

Sunwar: nu

Tulung: ne mild adversative particle

Kaling: -nɔ

Limbu: nu by, with

Proto-Kiranti: *nù

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: good

Tulung: nü- be well, be right, be permissible

Kaling: nünä (nüŋɔ) to improve, recover (from ilness), nü all right, nüpä right

Limbu: nu good, just, nube fine, numā beautiful, no right, kunobā good, lovely, kenobā gentle

Dumi: nɨnɨ

Kulung: nǝma

Yamphu: numa

Comments: Toba 90 *'nepä.

Proto-Kiranti: *n[u]

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: milk, breast(s)

Limbu: nu

Dumi: nim ( < *nu-mV)

Yamphu: nua

Proto-Kiranti: *núk(s)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: rub, erase

Kaling: 'nunä ('nugu) rub, erase

Limbu: nukmaʔ grind, squeeze, compress

Yamphu: nukma 'knead; rub; crush'

Comments: In L cf. also nɔŋmā (nɔkkhu) shave.

Proto-Kiranti: *ńu[n] ( ~ *ŋ-)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: shame

Limbu: nūmmaʔ, -nūnd-/-nūn-

Kulung: ŋǝima

Yamphu: ne:ma

Proto-Kiranti: *nVk

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: muscle

Limbu: nɛksa

Dumi: nosǝ(m)

Proto-Kiranti: *nV-rV

Meaning: leopard, panther

Kaling: 'nör tiger

Dumi: nurɨ

Kulung: nari

Comments: Toba 97 *nör-.

Proto-Kiranti: *ŋar

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: growl, snore

Sunwar: 'ŋor-ca snore

Tulung: ŋor- roar (of tiger)

Kaling: ŋarnä (ŋar) growl, roar (of animals)

Kulung: ŋurma 'grunt'

Proto-Kiranti: *ŋä(l)

Meaning: womb

Tulung: ŋele womb

Limbu: siŋ-nā womb (Matissoff)

Proto-Kiranti: *ŋä̀n

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: front, in front of, face

Sunwar: ŋõj-ti in front of, before

Tulung: ŋaddo (AS ŋaddo) before (of time, space), ŋali face, appearance

Kaling: ŋali appearance, form

Limbu: nā face, nārā countenance

Dumi: ŋājɨ

Kulung: ŋǝ 'mouth', ŋali 'beauty', ŋɔbɔ 'face'

Yamphu: na-ǯik 'face'

Comments: Toba 93 *Ca (for some reason also adding Kal. kwam).

Proto-Kiranti: *ŋǝ̀

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: fish

Tulung: ŋō

Kaling: ŋö

Limbu: ŋā, nā

Dumi: ŋɨ

Kulung: ŋa

Yamphu: na, ŋa

Comments: Toba 90 *ngo(y).

Proto-Kiranti: *ŋǝ (~-a)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: five

Tulung: ŋo

Limbu: ŋā-si (dial. na-si)

Dumi: ŋo

Kulung: ŋaci

Yamphu: naʔum

Comments: Toba 90 *bh-ŋVk (?? comparing Kal. bhöm).