Kiranti etymology : Query result

Proto-Kiranti: *rècukup(a)

Meaning: orphan

Tulung: recukupa

Kaling: reskap

Limbu: jecchābā

Kulung: geskuma f., geskupa m.

Comments: For the 2d part cf. perhaps *hop 'own, self'.

Proto-Kiranti: *rek ( / *b(h)r-)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: write

Sunwar: brēk-ca write, draw

Tulung: rɛk-

Kaling: 'renä ('rehtu)

Proto-Kiranti: *rel (/Tr-)?

Meaning: to strike

Limbu: tɛʔmaʔ

Yamphu: reʔma

Proto-Kiranti: *rem

Meaning: shiver, cold

Tulung: rǝmsi- shiver

Dumi: remnɨ 'cool off', rim 'snow'

Proto-Kiranti: *rèŋ

Meaning: despise

Tulung: re(t)- detest

Kaling: renä (reŋu) dislike, despise

Proto-Kiranti: *ŕép (//*ŕém)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: stand

Sunwar: 'rap-ca

Tulung: jem-, jep- stand up, jepa high

Kaling: 'remnä ('remŋɔ) stand, 'reppä high

Limbu: jepmā (jewe) stand, kijembā tall

Dumi: repnɨ

Kulung: remma; repa tall, high

Yamphu: jemma 'to set upright', 'to erect', je:pma 'to stand'

Comments: Toba 96 *rap, 97 *repä.

Proto-Kiranti: *ŕét

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: eight

Tulung: let

Kaling: 'ri

Limbu: jet-chi

Kulung: retci

Comments: In L. cf. also je-jet 88, jethik 81, jetuk 86, jenu 87 etc. Toba 89 *ret _i.

Proto-Kiranti: *rèʒ[u]

Meaning: a k. of herb, fern

Tulung: rōʒü fern; bedding for cattle

Kaling: röʒe saŋ an herb

Proto-Kiranti: *[r]ǝ̀

Meaning: rice

Tulung: resepmā, reseja unhusked rice (<*rö-)

Kaling: rö rice, rö-sör husked grain

Limbu: jā paddy

Kulung: ra

Comments: See also *sǝ̀rǝ.

Proto-Kiranti: *rǝk (/*brǝk)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: cliff

Sunwar: rõgu rock, cliff (nasalisation is unclear)

Tulung: brɔ cliff, stiff place

Kaling: 'ro cliff, mountain

Limbu: jākpe hillock, slope

Dumi: dhām-rō

Kulung: dam-rɔ

Yamphu: o:-bräk 'big flat rock'

Comments: For -gu in S see *Ku 'mountain'.

Proto-Kiranti: *rǝ̀l

Meaning: pluck

Tulung: rel- remove grain from (maize cob)

Kaling: rwɔlnä (rolu) to pluck, separate

Dumi: rǝlnɨ

Kulung: gǝlma

Proto-Kiranti: *rǝ̀m (/-p)

Meaning: body

Sunwar: rā̃

Tulung: röm, röp

Kaling: rwɔm

Limbu: jām

Dumi: ram

Kulung: gam

Comments: Toba 87 *gem.

Proto-Kiranti: *rǝ̀ŋbä(n)

Meaning: hornet

Tulung: röwa

Kaling: röbä

Limbu: jāŋbān

Yamphu: juama 'black, largish bee'

Proto-Kiranti: *rì

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: rope

Tulung: riba, riwa, rija, -rip, -ri rope, card, fibre (cf. also -rip in sōrip tendons, veins)

Kaling: ribɔ (cf. also -ri in 'sö-ri nerve, tube, -rip in hi-rip blood vessel)

Limbu: ī string (cf. also -i in sei sinew)

Dumi: rībha

Kulung: ribɔ

Comments: Toba 95 *riba.

Proto-Kiranti: *r[i]

Meaning: stalk

Sunwar: wõy-cer seed

Tulung: rü handle, stalk of leaf (? < *ri-bV)

Kaling: ri seedling

Kulung: la-ri

Yamphu: cari 'seed'

Comments: Cf. *ràrV.

Proto-Kiranti: *ŕìbV

Meaning: bamboo

Tulung: liw (AS libu)

Kaling: thep-rip (thep bamboo basket)

Comments: For the 2d part cf. *Pa 'bamboo'.

Proto-Kiranti: *rìl

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: roll (dough)

Sunwar: ril 'pa-ca

Tulung: ril-

Kaling: ralnä (rilu)

Yamphu: je:ma 'roll (of flat round objects)'

Proto-Kiranti: *rim

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: good

Sunwar: rim

Proto-Kiranti: *ŕìŋ

Meaning: lie, deceive, praise

Tulung: lu lying, deceit

Kaling: runä (riŋu) praise, flatter

Limbu: iŋ-lɛkmaʔ 'lie, deceive'

Proto-Kiranti: *rip ( / *l-?, -m)

Meaning: twist

Sunwar: rop-ca

Tulung: rim-

Kaling: 'ramnä ('raptu)

Limbu: lipmā (libu) twist, string

Dumi: rīpnɨ

Kulung: rǝmma, rimma

Comments: Cf. also T khrep- twist (strands of rope) = L khilipmā twist thread.