Sino-Tibetan etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lŏnH (~-rH, -ɫH)

Meaning: island, lowland

Chinese: � *lonʔ (~-rʔ) marsh between mountains [Shuowen].

Burmese: kjwanh (OB klwan) island.

Comments: Cf. also OCh. 衍 *lanʔ, *lans lowland.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lŏŋ

Meaning: a k. of tree

Chinese: 松 *lhoŋ pine.

Kachin: (H) šǝluŋ a k. of tree; the fork of a tree.

Lushai: loŋ name of a large tree.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lŏŋ

Meaning: ease, leisure

Chinese: 容 *loŋ at ease, easy; pleased.

Tibetan: loŋ leisure, vacant time.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *loŋ ( ~ -u-)

Meaning: recitation, admonition

Chinese: 誦 *lhoŋs recitation, chant; admonition; oracular phrase.

Tibetan: luŋ order, spiritual exhortation, admonition.

Comments: Coblin 36.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lŏŋ / *lŏk

Meaning: wall; enclosure

Chinese: 墉 *loŋ wall, to wall.

Tibetan: logs side, wall.

Burmese: hlauŋ to put into and shut up.

Kachin: loŋ² an enclosure, a stable (possibly from Burm.).

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lŏŋ / *lŏn

Meaning: boat

Chinese: 船 *lon boat.

Burmese: lauŋh canoe, long slender boat, LB *luŋ(x).

Lushai: loŋ a boat, a ship, (?) KC *RUŋ, *ROŋ.

Comments: BG: Garo riŋ, Dimasa ruŋ, Bodo holoŋ boat; S. Khami mlauŋ, N. Khami phlauŋ. Sh. 40, 433; Ben. 120. Cf. Austric: PAA *lɔ:ŋ / *luŋ 'boat', ?PAN *qulin 'rudder, steer a boat'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lŏŋ (~ -s)

Meaning: use

Chinese: 用 *loŋs use, employ.

Tibetan: loŋs use.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *loŋ (~-uŋ, -ɨŋ)

Meaning: abundance

Tibetan: loŋs plenty, abundance.

Burmese: hlǝuŋ be numerous, abundant.

Comments: Cf. also: Sulung mǝ-lǝŋ, Tani *mǝ-laŋ 'all'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lŏŋH

Meaning: ring

Chinese: 甬 *loŋʔ suspension ring at top of bell.

Tibetan: a-loŋ a ring.

Comments: Bod. 101; Coblin 125.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lŏŋH / *lŏk

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: maggot, larva, chrysalis

Chinese: 蛹 *loŋʔ chrysalis of the silk worm.

Burmese: lauk maggot, LB *[C]luk.

Lushai: luŋ (lun) be maggoty, be infested with maggots, KC *luŋ.

Comments: Cf. also Pa'o loŋ.33 'louse'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *loŋH (p-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: run, jump

Chinese: 踊 *loŋʔ to jump

Kachin: phroŋ³ (Ch) flee, run away.

Comments: Mikir arploŋ run, iŋploŋ run, gallop.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lō

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sing

Chinese: 歈 *lō, *lo a k. of song.

Tibetan: glu song, tune.

Burmese: kju to produce sounds, kjuh good voice.

Kachin: (H) khju a charm, mantra, spell.

Kiranti: *lu sing

Comments: Cf. also OCh. 謠 *law sing, song (see Peiros-Starostin 213).

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lōj

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: long and narrow

Chinese: 橢 *slōjʔ narrow and long, 嶞 *l_ōjʔ long and narrow mountain.

Kachin: diŋloi¹ be long and narrow, (H) loi id.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lōjH

Meaning: beautiful

Chinese: 嫷 *slōjʔ, *l_ōjs beautiful.

Burmese: lwaʔ be beautiful.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lōk (k-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: recite, give notice

Chinese: 讀 *lhōk, *lhōks recite, read.

Tibetan: klog (p. (b)klags, f. (b)klag, i. klog, lhogs) to read; cf. also zlug (p. bzlugs, f. bzlug) to give notice, send word.

Burmese: hljauk ask, tell, petition.

Kachin: khjok³ to present a petition.

Lushai: thlūk tune, accent, intonation.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lōk (~-ū-)

Meaning: abortion

Chinese: 殰 *l_ōk abortion.

Tibetan: rlug(s) to purge, to procure an abortion.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lōm

Meaning: proud, pleased

Tibetan: rlom (pf. brlams, f. brlam) be proud of; to love.

Lushai: lōm be pleased, happy.

Comments: Cf. also Lush. hlim happy, joyful; lēm to attract, fascinate; lūm (lum) make happy by one's presence.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lu

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: long, far

Chinese: 悠 *lhu far away.

Burmese: lu disproportionately tall.

Kachin: gǝlu² long.

Kiranti: *lV- (?)

Comments: BG: Garo ro, Dimasa galau, lau-ba. Ben. 64; Mat. 170.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lu (~ ƛ-)

Meaning: sacrifice, religious offering

Burmese: ǝhlu an offering.

Kachin: ǝlu¹ a religious offering (possibly from Burm.), (Mat.) lu¹ to give.

Comments: Mat. 171.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *luan

Meaning: plait, braid

Tibetan: lan braid, plait, tress of hair.

Lushai: luan to plait, overlay.