Sino-Tibetan etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thaj (~-ǝj)

Meaning: hut

Burmese: tajh hut.

Kachin: nta⁴ house, hut.

Comments: Cf. PAA *dʔa:j 'fence, small house'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thă[ɫ]H ( ~ dh-)

Meaning: slow

Chinese: 幝 *tharʔ (?//*-nʔ) slow.

Tibetan: dal slowness, easy, rdal slowly.

Lepcha: tol, a-tol heavy-rumped, slow to move, inactive

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thăm

Meaning: straight, level

Tibetan: ldem straight, upright, tall. (?)

Burmese: tam be straight.

Lushai: KC > Tiddim tam be level.

Lepcha: tam plain

Kiranti: *[dh]ém

Comments: Rawang ǝdam level ground, Trung dăm¹; Bahing dyam straight. Ben. 52.

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

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: be afraid

Burmese: thanʔ be afraid.

Kachin: (H) kǝtan be shocked, overhelmed.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thăŋ ( ~ dh-; -s)

Meaning: singing, music

Chinese: 倡 *thaŋs to lead in singing, intone.

Tibetan: gdaŋs music, harmony, melody.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *tha(s) ( ~ *dh-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hear

Tibetan: thos to hear.

Kachin: mǝ.31 tat.31

Lepcha: thjo

Kiranti: *[th]ò(s)

Comments: Tsangla tha; PG *the(C) hear; Kham thaj; Kanauri thas-; Miri tat; Rawang tha; Trung tɔ¹; Vayu thas-; Newari ta-l. Sh. 132; Ben. 99.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thāɫ ( ~ dh-)

Meaning: coal, ashes

Chinese: 炭 *thānh (~-rh) coal, charcoal.

Tibetan: thal dust, ashes, gog-thal ashes.

Comments: Coblin 68.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *t(h)ā̆ɫH

Meaning: wriggle, earth-worm

Chinese: 蟺 *d_anʔ earth-worm.

Lushai: tāl to struggle, wriggle, writhe; tel to move along by wriggling.

Kiranti: Sunwar pa-da worm

Comments: Trung pǝ³-dăl² worm. Cf. also Kanauri tŭā (sapös), Tani *do[r], Chepang hurʔ dalʔ, Trung *dal 'worm'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thāɫH ( ~ dh-)

Meaning: level, flat

Chinese: 坦 *thānʔ level (? cf. also 墠 *d_arʔ levelled area).

Tibetan: thal the palm of the hand.

Burmese: LB *thanʔ level (cf. also Burm. tańʔ be smooth, level).

Lepcha: tar to be level (?)

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *t(h)ār

Meaning: file (on a string), impale

Tibetan: star to file on a string, to tie fast.

Kachin: (H) mǝthan impale.

Lushai: tār to stick on a pole, KC *tār.

Comments: Mikir tar. Sh. 409, Ben. 71.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *t(h)em

Meaning: curse, threaten

Tibetan: ãtham to curse, scold.

Lushai: tiam to threaten.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *theŋ

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: spotted

Burmese: thaŋh be spotted.

Kachin: (H) nteŋ be spotted.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thĕp

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fold, place one upon another

Chinese: 摺 *tep (~-ap) to fold.

Tibetan: thebs series, order, succession.

Burmese: thap to place one on another, add, LB *stap.

Kachin: gǝthap² to add, place one upon another.

Lushai: čhep (čheʔ) pile up, stack up.

Kiranti: *d(h)ep 'cover'

Comments: Sh. 65; Ben. 184.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thē(-k)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: small, little

Kachin: nteʔ³ so little, this small (cf. also tek² be small, minute, ǝtek² a dwarf, (H) tak be small).

Lushai: tē (tēt) be small, little, KC *tē.

Lepcha: tjă, tjă-lă tjă-lă or tă-tjă-lă appearing small as from a distance, also small, not full grown; tjăk, a-tjăk small, minute, little

Comments: Midzhu ka-tiy, Meyöl ka-ti small. Sh. 180. The Jnp. forms can also belong to *l[ia]k q. v.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *t(h)ǝ̆lH

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: meat, flesh

Chinese: 脤 *d_ǝrʔ sacrificial meat.

Lushai: tāl flesh, muscle.

Comments: Cf. Tani *din 'meat', Bodo be-doʔr, Sichuan *thoN id.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thǝw (-k)

Meaning: rare, costly

Burmese: thuh be rare, be exceptional.

Kachin: toʔ⁴ be scarce, rare.

Lushai: tô to be expensive, dear, costly, be in great demand.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thǝ̄m

Meaning: wish, desire

Chinese: 貪 *thǝ̄m to covet.

Tibetan: ãdam, ãdom to choose, select.

Kachin: tam¹ to seek, look for.

Lushai: tum to wish, to desire, want.

Comments: Cf. Kanauri dăm 'good'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thǝ̄mH

Meaning: many, numerous

Chinese: 嗿 *thǝ̄mʔ numerous.

Kachin: tham¹ to grow, multiply.

Lushai: tam much, many, KC *tam.

Comments: Sh. 48. Cf. PAA *tu:m 'all, numerous', Tai *thom 'numerous, plentiful'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *th[i]am

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: promise

Tibetan: ãdum to reconcile one's self to, sdum make agree.

Burmese: tamh promise, intention.

Kachin: ntam² eloquence.

Lushai: tiam to promise, to vow, make a contract; to allow, permit; to agree, approve.

Comments: Some confusion with *dăm q. v. is possible.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *t(h)i(a)mH

Meaning: stop

Burmese: tamʔ to stop, remain for a little while, tumʔ to stop abruptly.

Lushai: tīm (tīm) to stop short at the last moment.