Sino-Tibetan etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lem

Meaning: soft, smooth

Tibetan: ãʒ́am soft, smooth, tender, mild.

Lushai: thliam to smooth (as hair), be flat or all pointing in the same direction (as grass).

Comments: Cf. PAN *lemi, *lumu 'soft, weak'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lem ( ~ ƛ-, -i-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of tree

Burmese: (Mat.) lim Terminalia bialata.

Kachin: mǝlem¹ a k. of tree.

Lepcha: kă-hljám kuṇ a spec of Sterculia; St. villosa; kă-lim-bi a spec. of Solanum; kŭn-ljŭm a spec. of Smilax

Comments: Mat. 170.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lem ( ~ ƛ-,-i-)

Meaning: lie, deceive

Burmese: lim, hlimʔ to lie, to deceive.

Kachin: lem¹, khǝlem³ to deceive, to practice treachery.

Kiranti: *xlä̀m

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *l[e]mH

Meaning: moment, short time

Chinese: 覢 *slamʔ the time of a short glance, a moment.

Tibetan: lhem now, at present, instantly.

Lushai: thliam already, ready.

Comments: Bod. 168.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lĕŋ

Meaning: receive guests

Chinese: 贏 *leŋ (~Ł-) receive (as guests).

Lushai: thleŋ (thlen) to receive into one's house as a guest.

Comments: ? Cf. PAN *qulun 'outsider, alien'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *l[e]ŋ

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: handle

Tibetan: luŋ a strip, handle, ear; foot-stalk of fruits.

Kachin: laŋ¹ to carry in the hand, cf. also (H) ulaŋ a handle, n-kjaŋ a stem, petiole.

Lushai: liaŋ a handle (of pot), the neck (of bottle).

Lepcha: luŋ a handle

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lĕŋ ( ~ ƛ-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pierce, penetrate

Burmese: khjaŋh to pierce.

Kachin: (H) leŋ be projecting or protuberant ; khraŋ³ to penetrate, go through.

Lushai: leŋ (len) to penetrate, enter.

Comments: Sh. 44.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *let

Meaning: mix

Tibetan: slad to mix (with smth. of an inferior quality).

Kachin: gǝlet² to mix as by pouring from one bottle into another.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lēk (?)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: slave, servant

Chinese: 狄 *l_ēk name of a Northern tribe; low servant.

Kachin: ǝli¹ǝma², (H) li, ali a servant.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lēk (s-)

Meaning: a k. of fur garment

Chinese: 裼 *slēk jacket open in front and worn outside a fur garment.

Tibetan: slag, slog fur-coat.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lēm

Meaning: calm, pacify

Chinese: 恬 *lhēm calm, tranquility (cf. also 倓 *l_ām(s) tranquil).

Lushai: thlēm to comfort, to pacify, to smoothe.

Comments: Cf. also Konyak *lǝm 'lie', (?) Tiddim lum id.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lēmH

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chew, have in mouth

Chinese: 嘾 *l_ǝ̄mʔ keep in mouth.

Kachin: (H) lem, alem to munch, to chew, as with the gums.

Lushai: lem to swallow, gulp.

Kiranti: *lèm

Comments: Bahing liam tongue; Khambu, Yakha lem tongue; Kanauri, Thebor lem lick. Ben. 48.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lēŋ (k-)

Meaning: diameter, shortcut

Tibetan: źeŋ, gźeŋ breadth, width.

Burmese: ǝkhjaŋh diameter; to go through (OB ǝkhlaŋ).

Comments: Luce 71.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lēp

Meaning: fold

Chinese: 褶 *l_ēp double, lined (garment)

Tibetan: ldab (p. bldabs, f. bldab, i. ldob) go again, to repeat, ltab (p. bltabs, f. bltab, i. ltob) to fold or gather up; to lay or put together, lteb to double down, turn in.

Lushai: thlep (thleʔ) fold, fold up.

Kiranti: *p-läp (/*ph-)

Comments: Initial ld- / lt- in Tib. (instead of the inspected d- / th-) can be explained by a merger with *dĕp q. v.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lēp

Meaning: butterfly

Chinese: 蝶 *l_ēp (in comp.) butterfly.

Tibetan: phje-ma-lep butterfly.

Burmese: lip-pra butterfly.

Kachin: pǝlam⁴-laʔ³ a butterfly.

Lushai: phīŋ-phi-hlip a winged white-ant.

Comments: Garo pi-lip. Sh. 40, 46.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lēp

Meaning: watch, spy

Chinese: 諜 *l_ēp spy.

Tibetan: ãʒ́ab to spy.

Burmese: khjap to watch, observe.

Comments: Peiros-Starostin 1977, 211.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lǝ̆

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: speak, speech

Chinese: 辭 *lhǝ words, speech.

Tibetan: zla, zlo (s) (p. bzlas, bzlos, f. bzlo, i. zlos) to say, tell, express.

Lushai: hla a hymn, a song (KC *hla).

Lepcha: lí, li-n to speak, to tell

Kiranti: *lǝ

Comments: Bunan la-la. Sh. 138, Bod. 181. Kiranti *blä(t) 'say' probably reflects the same root with Ablaut.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lǝ̆

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: spirit

Chinese: 神 *lǝ-n spirit; divine, superhuman.

Tibetan: lha the gods.

Burmese: LB *s-la soul (Ben.).

Kachin: mǝla² spirit, sumla¹ a picture, a figure.

Lushai: thla a spirit; a picture, KC *khla.

Kiranti: *lǝ̀

Comments: Murmi la; Sgaw kǝla spirit; Namsangia da-pha, Banpara tśa-sa; Rawang phǝla, Trung la¹. Sh. 123, 435; Ben. 132; Mat. 171.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lǝ̆

Meaning: shine, bright

Chinese: 熙 *s-lǝ splendid, resplendent

Kachin: la² to flash, gǝla² to glitter; (H) le be glazing.

Lushai: tle (tlēt) to shine, be bright.

Lepcha: la to flame

Comments: Cf. some TB forms meaning 'red': Karen *lV, Cuoba leu, Motuo ca-lo, Kaike lho-mo, Namuzi ɫo.55 xo.33. Cf. Austric: PAA *lɨǝ 'fire', PAN *gilaw, ilaw, kilaw 'gleam, light'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lǝ̆H

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: year, season

Chinese: 祀 *lhǝʔ sacrificial cycle, year.

Tibetan: lo year.

Kachin: khra¹ time, season.

Lushai: ? lai time, season, hour, day.

Kiranti: *l[o]

Comments: Peiros-Starostin 213.