Kiranti etymology :

Proto-Kiranti: *ʔtì (1), *ʔtì-s (-n) (2)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: egg(1), lay eggs (2)

Tulung: ḍi egg, ḍis- lay eggs

Kaling: ti egg (Toba 'ti ), tinä (ti) lay eggs

Limbu: thinmā (thindu) lay eggs, wā-thin egg

Dumi: tī

Kulung: dīma 'laj eggs', wā-di 'egg'

Yamphu: waʔiŋ 'egg', iŋma 'to lay eggs'

Comments: Toba 89 *'di.

Limbu dictionary :

Entry: thi:n

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: egg

Comments: cf. siʔdhi:n, waʔdhi:n, le:dhi:mba.

Dumi dictionary :

Entry: ti:

Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: 1) egg 2) balls, testicles

Nepali: 1) ḍimma, phul, an5ḍā

Comments: cf. phoksɨ.

Kulung dictionary :

Entry: di:ma

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: vi-4 [1: dit- 2: di:- 3: din-]

Meaning: lay eggs

Nepali: ḍimmā pārnu.

Yamphu dictionary :

Entry: iŋma I

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Stem: <iks- ; iŋ->

Grammar: v.intr. & v.tr.

Meaning: to lay eggs

Comments: waʔiŋ iŋ.ʔitt.w.e lä:ʔä! (egg lay.PF.о3.FCT NW) She's laid eggs!

Nepali: phul pārnu

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *t[u]j

Meaning: egg

Kachin: di² egg, testicle.

Lushai: tui egg, KC *Dui.

Lepcha: tí, a-tí an egg

Kiranti: *ʔtì

Comments: BG: Dimasa di egg, (li-dao)-di testicle, Bodo doi, Garo bi-tśi; Namsangia -ti, Moshang -di, Dhimal tui; Pwo, Sgaw di. Sh 48, 409, 442, 443, Ben. 45, 135; STEDT 101-106 *di. The word for 'testicle' in Jnp. and Dim. may reflect a merger with *t[i]l q.v.

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