Sino-Tibetan etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒ́hĕjH

Meaning: this, thus

Chinese: 此 *ćhejʔ this.

Tibetan: ćes so, thus.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒ́hĕk (~ -iǝ̆k)

Meaning: wet, soak

Chinese: 漬 *ʒ́_eks to steep, soak.

Kachin: šiʔ² be wet, soaked.

Kiranti: Limbu wa-ʒak-maʔ 'swim'

Comments: Cf. also Tangkul ra-yak (?), Liangmai ʒia, Tani *ʒa, Jiarong nǯak, Pumi *ʒ́V 'swim'.

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

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: shallow

Chinese: 淺 *ćhenʔ shallow.

Burmese: ćańh bar, sand bank.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[ʒ́hē]m

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fringe

Tibetan: śam flounces, fringes, trimmings.

Lushai: fēm fringe, edge.

Comments: For Lush. cf. rather OC 尖 cem `sharp point, edge' < *ʒhem.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒhē̆ŋ

Meaning: rice, grain

Chinese: 精 *ceŋ fine and pure rice.

Lushai: fāŋ rice (poetical word) (cf. also faŋ a grain).

Lepcha: kŭn-coŋ maize, Indian corn, Zea maize

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒhǝ̆H

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: child

Chinese: 子 *cǝʔ son, daughter, child; 字 *ʒǝʔ-s to breed, nurture.

Tibetan: cha grandchild; nephew, brother's son, bca to bear.

Burmese: sah son, LB *zax.

Kachin: ša⁴ a child, (H) kǝša.

Lushai: fa an off-spring, a child; nephew, KC *fa.

Kiranti: *ʔcǝ̀

Comments: Tsangla za-sa ( ~ źa, ok-tsa, o-sa) child; BG: Garo -sa; Dimasa -sa; Namsangia tśa, Moshang -śa; Bahing tśa-tśa grandson; Magari za; Digaro sa; Rawang za-mi daughter. Sh. 436, 124; Ben. 27; Mat 181. STEDT 142-144 reconstructs an additional root *ts(y)a-y 'born, birth' on the basis of Garo at-tśi, Dimasa ha-dźai (adding also forms from Bantawa, Qiang, Rgyarong, Tujia and Lolo-Burmese); not quite secure. [?Cf. PAA *cV 'great grandchild' - only Katu and Mon].

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒhǝt

Meaning: a k. of deer

Tibetan: gcod, bcod (also gco) the so called Tibetian antelope.

Burmese: ćhat sambur, large sp. of deer, LB *chat.

Kachin: (Mat.) šat² a deer.

Comments: Cf. also Burm. ćhit goat, Jnp. (Mat.) čit³-sa². Ben. 74; Mat. 199.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[ʒ́h]ǝw

Meaning: often, forever

Kachin: (H) kǝǯu, kǝǯut forever.

Lushai: fô always, often.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[ʒhǝ̄]j (r-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: wash, purify

Chinese: 齋 *ćrǝ̄j purify oneself, purified.

Burmese: ćhij, ćhijh to clean, wash, LB *[c/ć]hijx.

Kachin: ǝcai³ be clean, pure.

Lushai: fai, KC *fai clean.

Comments: Sh. 408.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒ́hiǝ̄mH

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chew, put in mouth

Chinese: 噆 *ćhǝ̄mʔ have in mouth.

Tibetan: ãćhems (p. bćems, f. bćem) to chew.

Comments: Cf. also Motuo ʒ́am 'drink', Sichuan *[ćh]VN id.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒhim (~ʒ́h-,-e-)

Meaning: wicked

Burmese: ćimh be cruel, merciless.

Kachin: gumšem² notoriously severe or wicked.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒh[ĭ]r

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: drop, leak

Tibetan: ãʒir to drop.

Lushai: far a drop; leak.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒ́hɨăŋ

Meaning: axe, blade

Chinese: 斨 *ćhaŋ a k. of axe.

Burmese: ǝćhauŋ part of a blade which is inserted in the handle.

Lushai: faŋ an axe-head.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒ́hɨ̄(k)

Meaning: build, erect

Chinese: 栽 *ʒ́_ǝ̄(k)s to board, erect building frames (cf. also 栽 *ʒ́_ǝ̄ to plant).

Burmese: ćhauk to build, erect, as a house, LB *chuk(x).

Lushai: fuk to erect, be erect.

Lepcha: čók a grave build in a circular form and the body placed in an erect position by the lŭk-sóm lŭŋ-duŋ mu L. tribes and in a reclining position by the mŭŋ-mu

Kiranti: *cok to make, build

Comments: Sh. 54; Mat. 200; Luce 81. The root is different from *cuk 'stick into, plant' (q. v.), although they tend to merge (which explains *ch- instead of *ćh- in PLB). Cf. PAN *ta(n)zeg, *tezek, -zeg 'stand, erect'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[ʒ́h]ŏn (~-ɫ)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fish trap, fish basket

Chinese: 筌 *ćhon bamboo trap to catch fish.

Kachin: (H) son a k. of basket for fishing.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒ́hŏŋ

Meaning: a k. of vessel

Tibetan: gźoŋ wooden basin, trough, tub.

Lushai: foŋ sp. of flat shallow basket.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒhōn (~-ū-)

Meaning: collect, gather, bundle

Chinese: 攢 *ʒ_ōn bundle of rods; collect, gather.

Lushai: fūn a bundle, a packet, wrap up.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒ́hrēw

Meaning: snatch, collect

Chinese: 勦 *ćhrēw snatch.

Burmese: sǝw to collect, store.

Kachin: šu³ to collect, to harvest.

Comments: Mat. 168.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒhu ( ~ ʒ́h-, -ew, -aw)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sugar-cane

Kachin: kumšu³ sugarcane.

Lushai: fu sugarcane.

Comments: ? Cf. OC 藻 *cāwʔ 'algae; aquatic plants'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒ́hual

Meaning: hang, hang down

Chinese: 銓 *ćhon to weigh, measure.

Tibetan: ãʒ́ol to hang down.

Burmese: ćhwajh to hang.

Lushai: fual to sag, hang low.

Comments: Sh. 75; Ben. 56.