Kiranti etymology : Query result

Proto-Kiranti: *kìn (/*ʔk-)

Meaning: stretch

Sunwar: kī-ca, gī-ca stretch (itr.)

Tulung: ki- stretch, tighten (skin over drum), kimsi- stretch (one`s body)

Kaling: kajnä (kandu) stretch (itr.)

Limbu: kembā (<*ken-) long; khiŋmaʔ 'be taut; make taut, stretch'

Kulung: kīma

Yamphu: kiʔä 'long, tall', khiŋ 'stretched out', khiŋma 'stretch'

Proto-Kiranti: *kiri(k)mǝ(~q-)

Meaning: cricket

Tulung: kirikmo, kirimo smallesh variety of cricket

Kaling: kirime

Kulung: kirippa

Proto-Kiranti: *ki(s)

Meaning: fear, frighten

Limbu: kimaʔ, -kis-/-ki-

Kulung: kima 'frighten' (cf. also kimma fear n., kīma 'scare')

Yamphu: kiʔma

Proto-Kiranti: *klék / *kléŋ

Meaning: rub in (oil)

Sunwar: 'khrēk-ca

Tulung: klǝk- smear, anoint, rub on

Kaling: 'klenä ('klehtu) rub, smear

Limbu: leŋmā (leŋu) smear

Kulung: kilma (?)

Comments: Toba 99 *klek-.

Proto-Kiranti: *klùm (/-p)

Meaning: bury

Tulung: klüm- bury (corpse, money)

Kaling: khlamnä (khlumu)

Limbu: lupmaʔ, -lupt-/-lup-

Kulung: khumma

Yamphu: rupma

Comments: Initial in K could have been influenced by a different root, cf. T khlǝ(t)- lay out (corpse).

Proto-Kiranti: *kok-

Meaning: load, burden

Limbu: kɔk

Yamphu: kok

Proto-Kiranti: *kok

Meaning: cut out

Kaling: 'konä, 'koktu cut up, cut out, shave

Dumi: koknɨ

Yamphu: ko:kma 'to slaughter; to prick, to press'

Comments: Cf. *khók.

Proto-Kiranti: *kok-

Meaning: lizard

Kaling: kokcalap

Kulung: kɔkcilipa

Comments: Toba 92 *kokcilip.

Proto-Kiranti: *kòk (/ʔk-)

Meaning: grind

Tulung: kok- crush, pulverise (e.g. salt)

Kaling: kok- in kokcam small mortar (=T kokcüm)

Kulung: khɔ̄ma

Yamphu: kokcoŋ 'wooden mortar'

Proto-Kiranti: *[k]ok- (?)

Meaning: snail

Tulung: kɔkciŋel

Kaling: kokciŋger snail, slug

Limbu: nekhokriŋ (?)

Kulung: kɔkɔrɔŋma

Comments: Toba 96 *kokciŋel.

Proto-Kiranti: *Kòl

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: chase

Sunwar: khul-ca

Tulung: kol- drive off, drive away

Kaling: kwɔlnä (kwɔldu)

Kulung: kǝlma

Proto-Kiranti: *kom (/-ŋ)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: pillow (in comp.)

Tulung: kom-si

Kaling: 'dɔŋ-ku ( = L tākkhoŋ)

Limbu: tākkhoŋ

Kulung: tɔŋkɔ

Yamphu: koŋma 'to use smth. as a pillow', täkkoŋ 'pillow'

Comments: Most languages reflect a compound with an element *dáŋ, perhaps = *dhǝ̀ŋ 'head'.

Proto-Kiranti: *ko(n) (/ʔk-)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: this

Sunwar: -ko in eko he, it, that; kā one

Tulung: ko, koŋ one

Limbu: kɔŋ this, khɛŋ he, she, it; that, khunɛʔ he, she, him, her

Dumi: jaḱka

Kulung: khǝ, khuŋkǝ

Yamphu: -go in igo 'this', khom- 'his, her', kho: 'she, he'; -ko in ikko 'one'

Comments: Cf. *g-.

Proto-Kiranti: *kòŋ(ka)tum

Meaning: wooden hammer

Tulung: kodümbi, kōdiwi, kundim, khundüm

Kaling: koŋkɔdam

Kulung: kɔŋkhedum (cf. also kɔŋkhi 'pestle')

Yamphu: kaŋgi

Proto-Kiranti: *kòr ( ~ ʔk-)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: ladle

Tulung: korcöm flat wooden stirrer used in cooking

Kaling: kwɔrcam wooden ladle

Comments: In the comp. *kòr-cam, see *cam

Proto-Kiranti: *kòro ( ~ ʔk-)

Meaning: slide (earth slide)

Sunwar: koro ('la-ca)

Kaling: koro ('khwɔnnä)

Proto-Kiranti: *[k]ó(-s)

Meaning: boil

Sunwar: 'ke-ca cook (tr.)

Tulung: khok- cook

Limbu: komā (kosu) boil

Comments: Toba 88 erroneously *kham- (comparing also Kal. kham-).

Proto-Kiranti: *krák

Meaning: overeat, cram with food

Tulung: krɔk- cram (esp. a person with food)

Kaling: 'krɔnä ('krɔhtu) to stuff, to overeat

Proto-Kiranti: *[kr]ä́t

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: bite

Sunwar: 'krajk-ca

Tulung: khret-bite rend, nibble

Kaling: 'kännä ('kädu)

Dumi: kātnɨ

Yamphu: hä:ʔma; cf. also khemma (khen-) 'bite' (?)

Comments: Toba 87 *krät.

Proto-Kiranti: *krè

Meaning: meet

Tulung: kri- take (person) with oneself

Kaling: krenä (kreŋɔ) meet together

Kulung: khaima 'take, take away' (?)