Kiranti etymology : Query result

Proto-Kiranti: *Taŋ

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: cheek

Limbu: nɛdɛNba

Yamphu: namdaŋ

Comments: Limbu and Dumi reflect a compound *ŋä̀n-Taŋ with *ŋä̀n 'face' q.v.

Proto-Kiranti: *[t]aŋ (/-k)

Meaning: fit, arrange

Limbu: tɔŋmaʔ

Kulung: thɔ̄ma

Proto-Kiranti: *tàŋ(-ba)

Meaning: self

Tulung: tap self

Kaling: tɔm own (CSDP 'tɔp self)

Yamphu: taŋba 'self'

Proto-Kiranti: *tä́k

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: support

Tulung: tǝk- support (as cooking pot while stirring), regale (quests with alcohol) etc.

Kaling: 'tunä ('taktu)

Limbu: tɔkmaʔ, -tɔkt-/-tɔk-

Yamphu: to:kma

Proto-Kiranti: *tä̀m

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: soak

Tulung: tam- make water collect in, add water to, soak

Kaling: tämnä (tämu) soak, for a long time

Dumi: tāmnɨ

Kulung: tamma

Yamphu: tomma

Proto-Kiranti: *tä̀n(-s) (/ʔt-)

Meaning: fall down

Tulung: ta(n)- fall down (as when walking)

Kaling: täjnä (tändu) sow, fall down one by one (e.g. sowing corn)

Limbu: thāmā (thāsu) to fall

Dumi: tānnɨ, tātnɨ

Kulung: taima 'bring' (?) (Toba 89 dat- fall)

Proto-Kiranti: *täp (~-ǝp)

Meaning: palm, sole

Sunwar: tapla palm of hand

Limbu: tāpe palm or sole

Proto-Kiranti: *tä́t (-s)

Meaning: dig up

Tulung: tat(s)- scrape out, take out (yams from earth, wax from ear etc.)

Kaling: 'tännä ('tähtu) root up, dig up

Dumi: tātnɨ

Proto-Kiranti: *[t]ǝ̀k

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: take

Sunwar: tak-ca

Limbu: tākmā (tāktu) receive

Dumi: doknɨ

Kulung: tɔma 'look at, discern; receive, get'

Yamphu: tokma

Comments: A merger with *thò(s) q.v. was possible in Kulung; d- in Dumi is unclear.

Proto-Kiranti: *tha

Meaning: to, towards

Tulung: -thö

Kaling: -thɔ

Yamphu: tha 'instrumental or locative suffix'

Proto-Kiranti: *thák

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: hammer, knock

Sunwar: 'thōk-ca to hammer

Tulung: thɔk- knock (as stake in the ground), hammer

Kaling: 'thɔnä ('thɔhtu) hit, hammer

Limbu: kuthɔk hammer

Proto-Kiranti: *[th]ak

Meaning: squirrel

Tulung: sɔtɔme (sɔ- *tree (?))

Limbu: thākpā

Yamphu: tharkumba (?)

Proto-Kiranti: *thaŋ / -k

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: to weigh

Limbu: thāŋmaʔ

Yamphu: tha:kma

Proto-Kiranti: *thap

Meaning: winnow

Kulung: thamma

Yamphu: tha:pma

Proto-Kiranti: *thä́k / *thä́t (-s) (?)

Meaning: break (rope)

Kaling: 'thännä ('thähtu) break (a rope,a necklace)

Limbu: theŋmā (thekkhu) to tear

Proto-Kiranti: *thä̀kV

Meaning: part of loom

Tulung: thathaksi two poles at end of loom

Kaling: thäkli heddle of loom

Limbu: thākisiŋ (= T thathaksi post to hold wearing loom, thākurī part of loom which presses thread

Dumi: thɨri (?)

Comments: Cf. *ʔtǝk.

Proto-Kiranti: *th[ä́]p

Meaning: measure

Tulung: thöp- measure out

Kaling: 'thämnä ('thäptu) measure, weigh

Dumi: thāpnɨ

Kulung: thamma

Proto-Kiranti: *thék

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: kick

Sunwar: thēk-ca to step on

Tulung: thɛk- id.

Kaling: 'thenä ('thehtu) kick

Comments: Cf. also S (khojli) thajk-ca stamp (=thēk-ca)

Proto-Kiranti: *[th]e(k)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: to come, arrive

Kaling: lam-thi- 'to go, walk'

Kulung: tē-ma (tek-) 'arrive'

Proto-Kiranti: *thèl

Meaning: peel

Tulung: thel- peel (fruit, etc. with fingers), skin (animals)

Kaling: thelnä (thelu) to peel, to skin