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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Cij (~ -ǝj)
Meaning: sticky matter
Tibetan: chi sticky matter, esp. clammy dirt.
Burmese: ćijh be sticky, adhesive.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[c]ik
Meaning: burn, scorch (earth)
Chinese: 堲 *ćit burn or scorch earth around the grave.
Tibetan: ãchig-pa to burn, destroy by fire.
Comments: The meaning 'masonry' in OCh. is probably a variant of the same basic meaning ("burned masonry around the grave"); however, a secondary merger is also possible: cf. Tib. rcig (p. (b)rcigs, f. bcig, i. (b)rcig(s)) to build, to wall up. See Coblin 50, 108.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćĭk ( ~ ʒ́h-)
Meaning: sick, suffering, pain
Chinese: 疾 *ʒ́_it (~ʒ_-) sickness, pain, sufferance; 嫉 *ʒ́_it, ʒ́_its ( ~ ʒ-) jealous.
Tibetan: ? mʒ́ed suffering, enduring (final -d is unclear).
Burmese: ćać feel pangs of pain.
Kachin: mǝčiʔ3 be ill.
Lushai: thīk be jealous of, envy.
Comments: Cf. PAN *bisik 'sick, illness'.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: [*cĭk ~ *ć(h)-]
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: bite
Lushai: KC *tśik bite, sting (Mikir chek)
Lepcha: cuk
Comments: PG *ciC bite; Garo tśik-; Kanauri tśig; Rgyarung -mtśig; Magari dźik; Midzhu tśak; Vayu tśik; Dhimal ci-; Nishi che; Wancho (Konyak) tsat; Manipuri chik; Chepang ʒǝc-; Sichuan *ćhV; Maring chik. Sh. 53, 143, 186.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćikʷ ( ~ ʒ́h-, -ɨa-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: hind part, anus, vulva
Tibetan: gźug, mźug hind part, posteriors, tail.
Burmese: ćauk vulva, LB *čuk(x).
Kachin: (H) mǝčo a socket, a euphonic expression for vagina.
Lepcha: tŭk-ček the bottom of anything, the posteriors, backside
Comments: Chang Naga sūk; Trung mi1-tčɔ̆ʔ1 tail. Ben. 53. Cf. STEDT 254-256 *tšuk.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ciɫ ( ~ ć-)
Meaning: nip off, pinch
Kachin: mǝčin1 to nip off, to remove by pinches.
Lushai: čilʔ to pinch, squeeze.
Lepcha: čhol to pluck up by roots, to eradiate (as plant), to pull out entirely, to extract (as tooth etc.)
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *cĭɫ (~ć-,ćh-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: near, close
Burmese: ćijʔ to be adjacent
Lushai: čilʔ near.
Comments: Cf. also Burm. si near to; ? Kulung mikhi-cha 'near'.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *CiɫH
Meaning: bright
Tibetan: zil brightness, splendour.
Burmese: ćańʔ be bright, brilliant.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Cil
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: fat
Tibetan: chil fat (not melted).
Burmese: ćhi oil, LB *chi.
Comments: Kanauri tsil` marrow. Sh. 133, Ben. 16. Cf. also Gurung *chi(l).2, Kaike chi 'fat'.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *C[i]m
Meaning: be content, enjoy
Tibetan: chim be content, satisfied.
Burmese: ćam enjoy.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćim ( ~ ʒ́h-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: sweet, pleasant to the taste
Tibetan: źim well-tasted, sweet-scented.
Burmese: ćhimʔ be pleasant to the taste, savory, delicious.
Kachin: čim1 to taste.
Lushai: KC *sim (?).
Comments: Atong sĭm; Kanauri im; Bahing dźi-dźim; Aka dźim-tśi fresh (water). Sh. 136; Ben. 29.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Ćim (~ -em)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: mud, marsh
Tibetan: ãʒ́im a compound of earth and water, mud, clay, loam.
Burmese: ćimʔ marsh, swamp.
Comments: Sh. 67. Here perhaps Ao Naga *li-sem 'sand'.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *cĭm(H)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: soak, submerge
Chinese: 浸 *cims overflow; to soak.
Burmese: ćim to steep, soak in liquor.
Kachin: nam2-čim3 water as oozing through the ground, (H) čim to ooze, percolate.
Lushai: čīm submerge.
Lepcha: čím to pour out from a larger vessel into a smaller
Comments: Luce 44, Coblin 136.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *cin ( ~ ć-)
Meaning: vagina
Kachin: ǯin vagina
Comments: STEDT 257-258 *tšin (Jingpo compared with Chepang cin 'clitoris' and Meithei cin 'mouth, lip' (?)).
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *cĭn (~ć-, ćh-)
Meaning: limit
Burmese: ćańh border, fence; ćhańh near, to approach.
Lushai: čin quantity, extent, time; limit, boundary.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćĭn (~ʒ́-, -ŋ)
Meaning: luxuriant, abundant
Chinese: 蓁 *ćrin luxuriant, richly-growing.
Burmese: ćań luxuriant.
Comments: Cf. *[ʒ]eŋ.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *cĭnH
Meaning: exhaust
Chinese: 盡 *cinʔ, *ʒinʔ exhaust, entirely.
Tibetan: zin to draw near to an end, be at an end.
Kachin: ǯin1 be tired, wearied.
Comments: Simon 21; Coblin 75.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ciŋ ( ~ ć-, -e-,-iǝ-)
Meaning: drum
Burmese: ćań drum.
Kachin: čiŋ1 a drum (possibly from Burm.).
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Ćiŋ ( ~ -iǝŋ)
Meaning: tie up, bind
Tibetan: ãćhiŋ-ba, ãćhiŋs-ba (p. bćiŋs, f. bćiŋ, i. ãćhiŋ(s) ) to bind, to fetter.
Burmese: ćańh to tie up, bundle.
Lepcha: tjaŋ, suŋ-tjaŋ attached to
Comments: Luce 62. ?Cf. PAN *pusuŋ 'tie up'.
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćip
Meaning: whisper, chirp
Chinese: � *ćip, *ćhip whisper.
Kachin: čap3 to chirp, as a small bird, (H) či-jap, či, čit id.
Lushai: čiap to cheep, chirp.
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