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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *chĕŋ
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: clean, clear
Chinese: *cheŋ clear, pure, bright.
Tibetan: saŋs (p. (b)saŋs, f. (b)saŋ) to clean (dirt etc.), cleanse, (b)seŋ clean, white, ãchaŋ to take away, to take off (cf. also gcaŋ be clean, chaŋs purified, clean).
Burmese: ćaŋ be clean, pure.
Kachin: seŋ1, ceŋ1 be clean, pure, free (cf. also (H) coŋ to remove, clear away).
Lushai: thiaŋ (thian) be clear, KC *M-r?-thiaŋʔ.
Lepcha: čóŋ to wash, to cleanse, to purify
Kiranti: *sèŋ
Comments: Cf. also OCh. 靜 *ʒ_eŋʔ pure. Midzhu (ka-)śoŋ; Trung tsaŋ1-ma1 clear; Tani *siŋ, Ao Naga *soŋ 'white'. Simon 16; Sh. 54, 185, 410; Ben. 52-53; Peiros-Starostin 213.
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