Sino-Tibetan etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Cĕk ( ~ Ć-, -iǝ-)

Meaning: emaciated

Chinese: 瘠 ʒ_ek ( ~ ʒ́_-) emaciated; suffering.

Burmese: ćać to loose weight.

Comments: Cf. Sulung a.1 tćak, Konyak *cV 'thin'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćek ( ~ ʒ́-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tread, trample

Chinese: 蹟, 跡 *ćek footprints, trample.

Tibetan: (ã)ćhags, p. bćags, f. bćag to tread, to walk, to move.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćĕkʷ

Meaning: fire, torch

Chinese: 爝 *ʒ́_ekʷ (~-akʷ) torch.

Tibetan: źugs (resp.) fire.

Kachin: čiʔ³ be kindled, on fire.

Lushai: thuk a fireplace, a stove.

Comments: The Lush. form can be alternatively compared with OCh. � *cūks (~ ć-) cooking-place, stove. Cf. also Konyak *ʒak / *chak, Manipuri chak 'burn', Naga *cuk, Magar chok 'dry'; perhaps also Tujia lau.4 tshi.4, Lepcha să-tsŭk, Aka *ʒV 'sun'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćĕkʷ

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sparrow, small bird

Chinese: 雀 *ćekʷ sparrow.

Burmese: ? ćhak-rak 'starling'

Kiranti: *cík

Comments: Cf. also Trung pɨ-ćiʔ, Anong ćha 'bird', Miji bu-zu, Kaike hyu-ʒu, Sichuan *ʒ́V 'bird'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[Će]kʷ (?)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: ladle

Chinese: 釂 *ćekʷs to empty a cup, 爵 *ćekʷ wine cup

Lushai: suak (suaʔ) to ladle, ladle out.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćeɫ

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of bamboo

Chinese: 箭 *ćens bamboo used for arrows.

Lushai: čāl a sp. of bamboo.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćel (~-ɫ)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: spread

Tibetan: gćal to spread, display, lay out.

Kachin: ǯen¹ to spread out and hang up, as garment for drying.

Lepcha: čór spread out, forked; in comp. (hand) with fingers spread out

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćĕlH

Meaning: slander, scold

Chinese: 訿 *ćejʔ ( ~ -ajʔ ?) defame, slander.

Burmese: ćhajh revile, abuse in words.

Kachin: lǝǯin³ to complain, (H) lǝčin.

Lushai: čilʔ to scold, abuse.

Kiranti: *cìl

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćĕnH

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: clip, cut

Chinese: 翦 *ćenʔ clip; cut, strip.

Tibetan: ćhan a pair of scissors.

Lushai: čan cut up; share; portion.

Comments: Luce 53. Cf. Yamphu cemma (cen-) 'to chop, cut'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *CEŋ

Meaning: worm

Burmese: LB *ʒiŋ worm

Kachin: kǝ.33 ǯin.33 ǯai.33 worm

Lushai: čaŋ-pāt worm

Comments: Cf. also Sichuan *n-ʒV worm.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[ć]ep

Meaning: tear, break

Tibetan: ćhab rent, torn, worn-out, ragged.

Kachin: šep² be torn, (H) ǝšep to tear.

Lushai: čip (čiʔ) be reduced to small parts.

Lepcha: ǯíp to crush

Comments: Cf. also Lush. sōp to break or be broken partly.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćer

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: press, squeeze

Tibetan: bćer, bćir, gćar, ãćhir to squeeze, to press.

Kachin: ǯen² to strain, filter.

Comments: Kham ćar. Cf. *[ś]ūr.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćer

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: boil, cook

Chinese: 煎 *ćen fry, boil.

Lushai: čiar be thoroughly cooked (by boiling).

Comments: Cf. Kanauri chars 'dry'; perhaps also Miju sal id., Kir. *sär 'to boil, boil dry'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćer

Meaning: clean, clear

Chinese: 湔 *ćē̆n, *ćens to clean, wash.

Kachin: (H) mǝǯen a clearing, as for a village.

Lushai: thiar to clean up, to remove and carry from one place to another.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *cĕr ( ~ ć-)

Meaning: embroidery, basket-work

Kachin: (H) mǝǯen a k. of embroidery.

Lushai: čer to cover with wicker or basket-work.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *cer (~-iǝ-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: shine, sunshine

Tibetan: ãcher to shine, to glitter; zer, gzer 'ray'

Burmese: ćańʔ glaze; glitter.

Kachin: ǯan¹ the sun.

Lepcha: čir to sparkle, to radiate, to shine, to glitter, to gleam, to glisten; ǯár-ră ǯár-ră flashy, showy, splendid, sparkling, magnificent; ǯir-ră ǯir-ră, ǯŭr-ră ǯŭr-ră shining, glittering, dazzling, sparkling

Comments: BG: Garo sāl, Dimasa sain; Namsangia sān; Moshang -śār sun; Bahing tśyar to shine. Sh. 436; Ben. 47. Here obviously Kham sorō, PG *sar(a) 'star', Karen *cha.3L 'star'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ć[ĕ]wH

Meaning: tired, weary

Chinese: 勦 *ćewʔ to make weary (cf. also 憔 *ʒ́_ew haggard, 憔 *ʒ́_ew deteriorate, worn).

Burmese: ćhǝwʔ to be tired.

Kachin: (H) cu, acu be tired, stiffed, aching (possibly < Burm.).

Lushai: čau (čauʔ) be tired out, worn out.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćēɫ

Meaning: front, breast

Chinese: 前 *ʒ́ēn

Comments: Cf. Garo cel, Konyak (Chang) sɨn, Sema Naga aki-che 'breast'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćēm ( ~ ʒ́-)

Meaning: lie, err, false