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1.9.6 Womb

Words for WOMB or PLACENTA are frequently associated with notions of NEST, HOUSE, or BELLY. A slightly different metaphor is exemplified by Kanauri chaŋ khŭl, lit. “child skin”, with the second element < #593 PTB *kur*kwar SKIN.

Etyma in this chapter

tag num_recs chaptertitle chapter sequence protoform protogloss grpid plg grpno notes num_notes num_comparanda status public username
67024Womb1.9.696.0s-b-rumWOMB / PLACENTA2PTB0.1cf. 2108 *wam 'belly'53KEEP1stedt
68038Womb1.9.697.0s-lamWOMB / PLACENTA2PTB0.110KEEP1stedt
6740Womb1.9.698.0pʷamWOMB / PLACENTA / BELLY / STOMACH / NEST2PTB0.1PAF10KEEP1stedt
210814Womb1.9.698.1wamBELLY / WOMB / PLACENTA / NEST2PTB0.1cf.VSTB 126; cf. 670, 218, 210900KEEP1stedt
6738Womb1.9.698.2pamWOMB / PLACENTA / NEST2PTB0.110KEEP1stedt
137108Womb1.9.698.3pʷamBELLY / STOMACH / WAIST2PTB0.110KEEP1stedt
344416Womb1.9.698.4mamWOMB / PLACENTA / NEST2PTB0.110KEEP1stedt
67718Womb1.9.699.0(b/p)a(ː)yWOMB / PLACENTA / PREGNANT2PTB0.1cf. HPTB p.21010KEEP1stedt
67510Womb1.9.6100.0m/l-ŋalWOMB / PLACENTA2PTB0.110KEEP1stedt
67931Womb1.9.6101.0tsatWOMB / PLACENTA / NEST2PTB0.110KEEP1stedt
173387Womb1.9.6102.0r/m-bu ⪤ pruNEST / WOMB / PLACENTA2PTB0.1not related to 1633 *bu 'child'; some forms mentioned in STC p. 10232KEEP1stedt
161556Womb1.9.6103.0tsaŋNEST / WOMB / PLACENTA2PTB0.110KEEP1stedt
16325Womb1.9.6104.0r-ku ⪤ kruNEST / UTERUS / AMNIOTIC SAC2PTB0.1Qiangic only10KEEP1stedt
165161Womb1.9.6105.0tsyul ⪤ tsywalWOMB / PLACENTA / UMBILICAL CORD2PTB0.110KEEP1stedt
344516Womb1.9.6106.0twaŋNEST / WOMB2PTB0.110KEEP1stedt
161395Womb1.9.6107.0(t)s(i/u)pNEST / WOMB / SCROTUM2PTB0.120KEEP1stedt
161154Womb1.9.6108.0kʷəyNEST / WOMB / PLACENTA2PTB0.132KEEP1stedt
67217Womb1.9.6109.0k-yaŋUTERUS / PLACENTA / CRADLE / NEST2PTB0.110KEEP1stedt
471101Womb1.9.6111.0s-nwat ⪤ s-nutMOUTH / VESSEL / WOMB2PTB0.1cf. HPTB p. 381, STC p.14421KEEP1stedt
1612418Womb1.9.6112.0k-y(i/u)mHOUSE2PTB0.1cf. STC#053, HPTB21KEEP1stedt
164712Womb1.9.6151.0lyap ⪤ rapCOPULATE / LOVE2PTB0.110KEEP1stedt
34695Womb1.9.6153.0(p/b)wamLOVE / DESIRE / COPULATE3NEIA1("KMR") 10KEEP1stedt
45219Womb1.9.61118.0tsi(i)ŋ-I, tsi(i)n-IIBARREN / CHILDLESS8PKC1.2PKC #52100KEEP0stedt