Sino-Tibetan etymology : Query result

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ghʷār

Meaning: search

Chinese: 課 *khʷājs (-rs) try, test.

Kachin: gon² to search out, trace; to inquire.

Lushai: khor to search, hunt for.

Comments: Cf. also Lush. hōl hunt, search, holʔ to probe, poke; Magar wǝr- 'know'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ghʷāt

Meaning: far, distant

Chinese: 闊 *khʷāt distant, widely apart, separated.

Lushai: khāt far apart, widely separated.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ghʷi(j)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: comb, brush

Lushai: khuiʔ to comb, brush.

Kiranti: *khi(t)

Comments: Digaro se-kwi a comb; Pwo, Sgaw khwi comb (hair), brush (thread). Ben. 140.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *g(h)ʷV̄m

Meaning: to add, place together

Kachin: ci-khūm put, place together

Lushai: khōm put, place together, KC *M-khɔm

Kiranti: *ghä̀m

Comments: Sh. 411. Cf. *kʷēm.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *giǝ̆r

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: axe, chop

Chinese: 斤 *kǝr axe.

Lushai: kher to pick out with a pointed instrument; chop or hack.

Lepcha: kar-ǯó a sort of curved knife, a reaping hook

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *giɫ

Meaning: rub out, wipe

Chinese: 挋 *kinh to wipe.

Burmese: khjij to rub out, erase, cancel.

Kachin: khjen⁴ to scrape off.

Lushai: khel to eat the outside of a thing.

Lepcha: kjál to smooth or shave off as sharp edges or roughness

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Gĭŋ (~-ĕŋ)

Meaning: sour

Burmese: khjań (OB khjan) be sour, acid.

Lushai: hiŋ (hin) be sour.

Comments: Here perhaps Serdukpen huŋ, Sulung hɔŋ 'salt'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *gīk

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bind, twist

Chinese: 結 *kīt to bind.

Tibetan: ãkhjig (p. bkjigs, f. bkjig) to bind, ãkhjigs to comprise, encompass.

Burmese: kjać twist, plait.

Lushai: KC *khit (Sh.) ~ *kik (Ben.) to bind.

Kiranti: *[ʔk]ek

Comments: Rawang šiŋkit. Sh. 410; Ben. 145.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Gɨ̄w

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: announce, claim

Chinese: 皋 *g_ū announce.

Tibetan: sko (p. (b)skos, f. bsko, i. skos) to appoint, nominate.

Burmese: khaw to call, summon, LB *khaw(x).

Kachin: kho³ to preach.

Lushai: hauʔ to bespeak, lay claim to.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *gjōŋ

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hard

Chinese: 矼 *krōŋ firm; 工 *kōŋ work.

Tibetan: gjoŋ hard, harsh, rough, rude, kjoŋ hard, obstinate, unmanageable.

Burmese: khǝuŋ be firm, strong, durable.

Lushai: khoŋ stiff (as leg, neck, cloth), rigid, inflexible, paralysed.

Lepcha: kjoŋ to labour hard, to toil, to exert oneself at work

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *gjū̆p

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cover

Chinese: 合 *gǝ̄p to close, shut.

Tibetan: skjob (p. (b)skjabs, f. bskjab, i. skjob(s)) to protect, defend, preserve.

Kachin: gup² to cover, as with a hat, gǝgup² a hat.

Lushai: khūp to cover up (as head), khup (khuʔ) to close or shut (as book).

Lepcha: a-kóp 'feather(s)' ( < 'covering'?)

Comments: Garo dźaʔ-kop sandal (dźaʔ foot). Sh. 448.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *gjV̆nH (~ G-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: kidney

Chinese: 腎 *ginʔ kidney.

Kachin: nkhjun¹ flesh on the back side of the body, (H): the kidneys.

Kiranti: *khìŋ

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *gŏn

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: collect

Chinese: � *kuns collect, harvest, pinch, gather.

Kachin: lǝkhon¹ to collect.

Lushai: khon to collect.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *gō

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cover

Chinese: 拘 *kō to cover.

Burmese: khǝw take shelter (in a shade).

Lushai: khuʔ to cover, hide.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *grĭ

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: old, large

Chinese: 耆 *grij old; 祁 *grij great, large.

Tibetan: bgre (p. bgres) to grow old.

Burmese: krih be old; be big

Comments: Sh. 50; Luce 10. Cf. also Nung *j-ri 'big'.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *grŭ

Meaning: pigeon, dove

Chinese: 鳩 *k(r)u pigeon, dove.

Burmese: khrǝwh, khjǝwh dove.

Kachin: khru¹-du², kǝkhru¹, (H) khru a bird of the genus columba.

Lushai: ṭhu-mi pigeon, ṭhu-ro dove.

Comments: Garo kru; Angami mekru; Trung xrǝ² pigeon; Chepang ku-wāʔ id., Kham kwī-tam id. Ben. 38; Mat. 180.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *GuajH (~*Gʷǝ̆jH)

Meaning: spirit, demon

Chinese: 鬼 *kujʔ spirit, ghost, demon.

Lushai: huai an evil spirit.

Lepcha: tă-gjo an evil spirit

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *guăk ( ~ *G-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of receptacle

Chinese: 挶 *kok barrow, 梮 *kok tray.

Tibetan: khug-ma pouch, little bag.

Burmese: khwak be concave, deep as cup, cup, bowl.

Lepcha: kóm ba-gŭk purse (kom silver, money)

Comments: BG: Garo khok basket, Dimasa baiŋ-kho basket carried on a load, bokho recetacle; Mikir hok ( < *khok) small hanging basket; Trung kɔ̆ʔ¹ basket. Ben. 82. STEDT 336-337 *kuk 'pouch, basket, scrotum' (without the Chin. and Burm. forms).

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Guaɫ

Meaning: think, consider

Chinese: 管 *kʷānʔ to manage.

Kachin: gon² to consider.

Lushai: hual to mark or make mental note.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Guap

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: scoop, draw water

Chinese: 汲 *kǝp draw water.

Burmese: khap to dip up, take out of, draw, as water, LB khapx.

Lushai: hōp eat with a spoon.

Kiranti: *wä́p

Comments: BG: Garo ko draw water, Dimasa di khau id. Ben. 73; Coblin 66; Gong 45.