Sino-Tibetan etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Pǝ̆r (~ w-; / *Prǝ̆n)

Meaning: double, pair

Chinese: � *prǝn of equal quality or quantity (of two things).

Tibetan: ãphar double, manifold.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Pǝ̄

Meaning: hole

Chinese: 坏 *b_ǝ̄ fill up, obstruct (e. g. a hole).

Tibetan: ãba hole, cave, cavern.

Burmese: pha to fill up a hole.

Comments: Cf. *[ph]āH mend, patch: the two roots are very similar and tend to influence each other. We can probably relate here some TB forms meaning 'mouth': Karen *pu.T, Ao Naga *pV, Hmar bau.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *pǝ̄wH (~ bh-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to dust

Chinese: � *p(r)ōʔ (~-ūʔ) to dust (by shaking clothes) (MC).

Burmese: ǝphu² to dust, as by shaking a garment.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *phă

Meaning: support, assist, trust

Chinese: 扶 *bha to support, assist.

Kachin: pha³ to rely, trust in, depend upon.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *phăH ( ~ bh-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cheek

Chinese: 輔 *b_aʔ upper jaw.

Burmese: pah cheek, LB *pax.

Kiranti: *phò-su

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *phaj

Meaning: left

Burmese: bhaj left, left side.

Kachin: pai¹ left.

Comments: Thebor ba-e left. Ben. 24-25. Cf. *wăjH. Just like in the case of *wăjH, some languages have the meaning 'good': cf. Tani *pV, Manipuri apha-ba, Maram bi, Chepang pe.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *phak ( ~ bh-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: leaf

Burmese: phak leaf (of tree), LB *phakx.

Kachin: phaʔ²-lap² tea, tea-leaf.

Kiranti: *phǝ̀k

Comments: PG paC^L leaf; Waling suŋ-phak, Yakha sum-phak, Balali siŋ-bak leaf. Ben. 23; Mat. 202.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *phal

Meaning: skin

Chinese: 皮 *bhaj skin.

Burmese: pajʔ to flay (skin), peel.

Lushai: pil the outer covering or covering.

Comments: Cf. Jeh pal.T 'skin'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *p(h)ăŋ

Meaning: deaf

Burmese: paŋh, LB *paŋx deaf.

Kachin: lǝphaŋ³ be deaf.

Lushai: paŋ foolish, KC *paŋ.

Lepcha: póŋ, bóŋ

Comments: BG: Garo beŋ-ga, na-baŋ, Bodo bel-buŋ foolish, ha-baŋ stupid fellow; Namsangia na-ba; Midzhu mboŋ. Sh. 49, 185, 446, 287-8; Mat. 192. ?Cf. PAN *bǝŋǝl 'deaf' (see Peiros 1998, 223).

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *p(h)ăŋ

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tree, plant

Burmese: ǝpaŋ plant, tree.

Lushai: paŋ-pār a flower, a blossom.

Kiranti: *b(h)Vŋ tree

Comments: Bodo paŋ classifier for plants.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *phaŋ

Meaning: obstruct, obstacle

Chinese: 妨 *phaŋ to obstruct, obstacle.

Burmese: paŋh to block the way (of a stream); to fix a hole.

Comments: Cf. Austric: PAA *be:ŋ 'wall, fence', PAN *embeŋ / *empeŋ 'dam'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: [*phaŋ]

Meaning: smell

Chinese: 芳 *phaŋ fragrant plant, to smell.

Comments: Bodo braŋ pungent smell. Here perhaps some TB forms meaning 'nose': Karen *phu(N), Sulung *phuŋ, Idu a.3 boŋ.1 tioŋ.1.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[ph]ăŋH

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: twist, spin, spindle

Chinese: 紡 *phaŋʔ twist, spin.

Tibetan: phaŋ spindle.

Kachin: gǝbaŋ³ a hand-spindle.

Comments: Thebor phaŋ spindle; Simon 16, Ben. 25.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *phap

Meaning: wet, soaked

Burmese: phap be wet.

Kachin: ǝpap² be soaked, (H) pap be soaked.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *phăr

Meaning: time, one time

Chinese: 番 *phar time, one time.

Burmese: ǝphan time, one time.

Comments: Luce 53.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[ph]ăr

Meaning: change, exchange

Chinese: 幡 *phar to change, turn.

Tibetan: phar interest (on money); exchange.

Burmese: phan to shuffle (cards).

Kachin: (H) mǝbai to change course, bai to repeat, do over again (?).

Lepcha: a-far price, par buy

Comments: BG: Garo phal sell, Bodo pan to sell; Rgyarung mphar be for sale. Ben. 35.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *phăr

Meaning: cover, coverlet

Chinese: 被 *phajʔ, *bhajʔ to cover, coverlet (cf. also 轓 *par cover).

Tibetan: ber cloak.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[ph]ā̆

Meaning: tired, exhausted

Chinese: 痡 *phā̆ suffering, exhausted.

Burmese: phah be tired, exhausted.

Kachin: (H) ba be tired, fatigued, exhausted.

Comments: Perhaps here (from original causative?) Tujia pu.3, Tani *pa 'kill'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[ph]āH

Meaning: mend, patch

Chinese: 補 *pāʔ to mend, patch.

Burmese: pha to mend, patch, repair.

Kachin: (Mat.) pa² be mended, (H) kǝpa to mend.

Kiranti: *ʔpǝ̀(-n)

Comments: Rawang pha sew, ǝpha adhere (intr.), dǝpha adhere (tr.). Ben. 122; Mat. 167; Luce 4. Cf. *Pǝ̄ hole.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *phāk

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: dirt, dregs

Chinese: 粕 *phāk dregs.

Tibetan: sbag (p. sbags, i. sbogs) to soil, stain, pollute, ãbag (p. ãbogs, f. dbag) to defile, to pollute oneself, ãbogs (p. phog, f. dbog, dbag, i. phog) to blot, stain, pollute.