Kiranti etymology : Query result

Proto-Kiranti: *phùŋ (/ʔp-)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: flower

Sunwar: phū

Tulung: buŋma (cf. also buŋdo prime of life)

Kaling: puŋme (CSDP 'phuŋme)

Limbu: phuŋ

Dumi: puma

Kulung: buŋ

Yamphu: uŋ

Comments: Toba *puŋ(me).

Proto-Kiranti: *phùr

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: dust

Tulung: phurku

Kaling: pharki

Limbu: khāmpherum dust (khām ground, soil)

Kulung: phur (Toba 89)

Comments: Toba 89 *phraki. For the 2d part in K, T cf. *qùn smoke ?

Proto-Kiranti: *phùr-(c₁ǝ̀)

Meaning: frost, ice

Sunwar: phurśe frost, ice

Tulung: phursü frost

Kaling: pharci frost, dew, ice

Proto-Kiranti: *phV̀rum

Meaning: ginger (? cf. *rum salt)

Tulung: phürüm

Kaling: pharam

Dumi: phirī

Proto-Kiranti: *Pi(ŋ)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: green

Yamphu: phī

Proto-Kiranti: *pípV

Meaning: weevil, k. of insect

Tulung: pīpu weevil

Kaling: 'pipi weevil

Kulung: pawa 'slug' (?)

Yamphu: oʔwaba 'weevil' (?)

Comments: Cf. *bep-.

Proto-Kiranti: *Pít

Meaning: allow

Sunwar: 'bit- allow

Tulung: pet- allow to consume (e.g. give sick man fresh air)

Dumi: phītnɨ 'request'

Proto-Kiranti: *plä́p (// *ph-)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: fold

Tulung: plep-

Kaling: 'phlämnä ('phläptu) fold, double over

Limbu: phāphmā (phāphtu) fold

Kulung: phamma

Proto-Kiranti: *plèm (// *ph-)

Meaning: flat

Sunwar: blem-so level ground

Tulung: plem, phlem, plemte flat

Kaling: plemplemmim flat, phlem-khar palm of hand, -säl sole of foot

Kulung: phemphempa

Comments: Toba 90 *phlem.

Proto-Kiranti: *plèmci

Meaning: vetch

Tulung: plemci reddish vetch

Kaling: plemci vetch (Dolichos uniflorus)

Proto-Kiranti: *Plò ( / *khlò)

Meaning: help

Tulung: khlö- (AS khlo-)

Kaling: phlönä

Limbu: phāmā (phāru) to assist

Kulung: bɔma

Proto-Kiranti: *plùm

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: sink

Tulung: plüm- (AS plum-) submerge, sink, dip, blüm- submerge (of water covering potatoes)

Kaling: plamnä (plumu) dip into water to wash, blamnä (blumu) to soak

Kulung: lumma 'immerse'; cf. also limma 'set (of the sun) (?)

Comments: Cf. *ghl[ù]m 'deep'.

Proto-Kiranti: *plut-

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: loosen

Sunwar: prujk-ca undress, untie

Tulung: plüs- (AS plus-) undo, loosen, take off

Kaling: 'plannä ('pludu) get loose

Dumi: phɨtnɨ

Kulung: buima

Comments: Cf. *lót.

Proto-Kiranti: *po[C]

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: knee

Sunwar: pōk-ci

Proto-Kiranti: *póŋ (/*póm)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: anus

Sunwar: 'pōle buttock

Tulung: pumta

Limbu: kubuŋ foot of a mountain; bottom

Dumi: bha (?)

Kulung: pumlu

Proto-Kiranti: *po(ŋ) ?

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: neck

Kulung: pɔi

Proto-Kiranti: *Prak

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: bark, shell

Yamphu: sip-präk

Proto-Kiranti: *Prä̀m

Meaning: scratch

Sunwar: bam-si-ca (?)

Tulung: bram- grab, scratch, bram handful

Kaling: prämnä (prämu) scratch, tear up

Kulung: pamma

Comments: Cf. *phrä́p.

Proto-Kiranti: *Prä́n

Meaning: tie up

Sunwar: 'phrēn-ca tie up (laces) (probably = 'phrē̃-ca)

Tulung: prɔ(t)- make bundle of,tie up in a piece of cloth

Proto-Kiranti: *prék

Meaning: pop, slap

Tulung: prɛk- pop (of fire giving sparks, of spices frying), give slap

Kaling: 'prenä ('prehtu) to pop (of grain), to strike

Limbu: pyak

Yamphu: phä:kma 'strike, slap'