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#1284 PTB *m-ley ⪤ *m-li PENIS

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

There is apparently a slight variation in the rhyme of this etymon between *‑ey and *‑i, although the reflexes of these two rhymes are not distinguishable for many TB languages at present. STC (#262 and note 197) recognizes “vowel gradation” in this root, assigning Kanauri kut‑li, Bahing bli, WB , Garo ri‑gaŋ, and Dimasa li to PTB *li, but WT mdźe to *m‑ley. For convenience, we are grouping all the reflexes of this etymon with lateral initials together in #1284 PTB *m‑ley*m‑li, regardless of the precise proto-rhyme to which they may eventually be assigned.

See also HPTB *m‑ley ⪤ *m‑li, pp. 47, 49, 153, 219, 509.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
722111284182lipenis*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC2620
1437821284,1284176li ~ m-ley|penis*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK71380
74871284175m-ley|penis*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT1420
303711284,1284177m-|ley ⪤ lipenis*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0490
5153451284,12842012m-|ley ⪤ m-|lipenis*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5990
304881284,1284177m-|ləy ⪤ m-|leyearth*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC1520
74881284175mlyepenis*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT1420
106631654,1284,m1040bu◦ri khawtesticleMeithei131.4Meithei1Singh 91 MeiQCYS-Meithei10.3.50
1138341284709lipenisDimasa801.7.1.1Bodo1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
293531284532lipenisDimasa801.7.1.1Bodo1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0490
707441284534lipenisDimasa801.7.1.1Bodo1Benedict 72 STCSTC2620
559051284803bələypenisKokborok801.7.1.1Bodo1Tripuri 88PT-Kok0
555591019,1284803tʰa-libananaKokborok801.7.1.1Bodo1Tripuri 88PT-Kok 1
29161284568ripenisGaro811.7.1.2Garo1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT1420
1138351284,1637571ri-gaŋpenisGaro811.7.1.2Garo1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
293521284,1637572ri-gaŋpenisGaro811.7.1.2Garo1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0490
707431284,1637579ri-gaŋpenisGaro811.7.1.2Garo1Benedict 72 STCSTC2620
1450341284,1637581ri-gongpenisGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 92 GaBaRB-GB0
1450351284,m,448581ri-ku-chilforeskinGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 92 GaBaRB-GB0
1450371284,m,m581ri-sim-angmale pubic hairGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 92 GaBaRB-GB0
1450381284,1613,1181581ri-sip-iltesticlesGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 92 GaBaRB-GB0
29354m,1284733kut-lipenisKanauri202.1.1Western Himalayish0Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0490
70740m,1284736kut-lipenisKanauri202.1.1Western Himalayish0Benedict 72 STCSTC2620
118288m,1284732kut◦līpenis (less polite)Kanauri202.1.1Western Himalayish0Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
181101284731lespenisKanauri202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, D.D. 88 KnDS-Kan27 2
126515m,1284319khɑ¹³ ndʐɿ⁵³penisBaima222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 BaimSHK-BaimaQ10.3.10
1265161284,1181319li⁵³ dɐ³⁴¹testicleBaima222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 BaimSHK-BaimaQ10.3.50
3654112841584ndʑepenisTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 AmdoJS-Amdo7430
361021284,3861584ndʑe ⁿgoglans penisTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 AmdoJS-Amdo3040
29178012841586že·penisTibetan (Balti)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Rangan 75RAN1975740
130811284,588329dʑɛ⁵⁵ baʔ⁵³foreskinTibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Dai 89 BataDQ-Batang10.3.30
130801284,386329dʑɛ⁵⁵ ngo⁵³glans penisTibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Dai 89 BataDQ-Batang10.3.20
118267m,12841568gsaṅ-mj̀epenis (resp.)Tibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety 3
2935012841569mdźepenisTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0490
16482412841565mjepenisTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Luce 85GHL-PPBX.350
3832612841575mjepenisTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 TbGlJS-Tib7430
378861284,3861575mje◦mgoglans penisTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 TbGlJS-Tib3040
11826612841568mj̀epenisTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1183131284,3861568mj̀e-mgoglans penisTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1183141284,12861568mj̀e-rligpenis and testiclesTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1183201284,m894săli krikpenisLepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety 4
1786691284172ᴬmleːpenis*TGTM232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis7680
127793547,1284436mɦo◦lepenisChantyal232.1.4Tamangish1Noonan 92NPB-ChanQ10.3.10
798151284999mlᴇ¹penisManang (Gyaru)232.1.4Tamangish1Nagano 84 ManYN-Man042-070
2119812841002²mlepenisManang (Prakaa)232.1.4Tamangish1Hoshi 84HM-Prak05100
17866512841003³mlepenisManang (Prakaa)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis7680
56841284,m1450mleʱ-kapenisTamang232.1.4Tamangish1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT6310
1263201284,m1455³mlẽ◦kapenisnTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 91 TamQMM-TamRisQ10.3.10
1138371284,m1459mlẽ-kapenisTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
17866412841526⁵¹mlepenisThakali (Syang)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis7680
1163451284,3661527mleh-chamhair (pubic)Thakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
676941284,3661531mleh-cʰɔmhair (pubic, male)Thakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak2.A.10.10
31142912841530³mlepenisThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis7680
1786631284,3661530³mle-ᴴtsʰəmpubic hair (male)Thakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis7680
1437721284111blipenis*BSDTK292.3Kiranti1Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK71380
56291284,1603,1181293le◦wa◦ɖintesticleAthpare (Rai)312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT617b0
30701312841771lipenisBelhare312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Bickel 95BB-Belhare0
755091284911lepenisLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Michailovsky 89 LmBM-Lim0
1437811284912lepenisLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK71380
1182681284913letop of penisLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1182871284,3432913le hoŋhole of penis; meatus urinariusLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
29131284910leːpenisLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT1420
1189671284,m913le◦bongtesticleLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
755381284,m911lE◦dwaglans penisLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Michailovsky 89 LmBM-Lim0
1182691284,m913le◦hektop of penisLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
755191284,m911lE◦khaŋglans penisLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Michailovsky 89 LmBM-Lim0
1163441284,363,3428913le◦mu◦rikhair (pubic)Limbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
755391284,m911lE◦nt-glans penisLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Michailovsky 89 LmBM-Lim0
755581284,m911lE◦suŋmale genitalsLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Michailovsky 89 LmBM-Lim0
755151284,1181,s911le◦thim◦batesticleLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Michailovsky 89 LmBM-Lim0
1184751284,1614913le◦wāsemenLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
29141284,1181,s910lɛ◦dhiːm◦batesticle ("penis-egg")Limbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT1420
56281284,1181,s910lɛ◦dhiːm◦batesticle ("penis-egg")Limbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT617b0
29653812841644liːpenisYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha10.3.10
2965411284,m1644liː◦geŋtesticleYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha10.3.50
2965421284,m,m,3631644liː◦goː u◦muŋmale pubic hairYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha10.3.60
2965391284,m,m,1223,m1644liː◦goː u◦tu◦kərukglans penisYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha10.3.20
2965401284,m,m,m,7821644liː◦gəuː◦wə◦ha◦rikforeskinYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha10.3.30
1437731284135lipenis*Kul-Cham-Ban762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK71380
1437801284323lipenisBantawa762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK71380
1138361284325lipenisBantawa762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
511581284327lipenisBantawa762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Rai 85 BnDsNKR-Bant0
794971284328lipenisBantawa762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Rai 84 BnDcWW-Bant450
794981284,1603,1181328li-wa-dintesticleBantawa762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Rai 84 BnDcWW-Bant46 5
795031284,188,1614328lü-khü-wasemenBantawa762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Rai 84 BnDcWW-Bant470
511651284,188,1614327lU◦khU◦wasemenBantawa762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Rai 85 BnDsNKR-Bant0
511641284,1603,1181327l◦Ua◦DintesticleBantawa762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Rai 85 BnDsNKR-Bant0
1437771284544liːpenisDumi772.3.3Central Kiranti1Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK71380
730261284547liːpenisDumi772.3.3Central Kiranti1Driem 93 DumiSVD-Dum0
1163521284,366755'li◦swāmhair (pubic)Khaling772.3.3Central Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1437791284754lipenisKhaling772.3.3Central Kiranti1Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK71380
1437761284307blipenisBahing302.3.4Western Kiranti1Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK71380
707411284305blipenisBahing302.3.4Western Kiranti1Benedict 72 STCSTC2620
143774662,1284643bi◦mligenitalsHayu302.3.4Western Kiranti1Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK7138 6
116116662,1284644bi◦mligenitalsHayu302.3.4Western Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
14377812841542blepenisThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK71380
4911212841545blepenisThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Allen 75NJA-Thulung0
5005212841545le-copulateThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Allen 75NJA-Thulung0
500541284,3437,11811545le◦koak◦titesticleThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Allen 75NJA-Thulung0
1775912841491be le|penisTangut [Xixia]333.1Tangut1Dai 89 XixiDQ-Xixia10.3.10
1322431284,3001493l◦dai¹testicleTangut [Xixia]333.1Tangut1Sofronov 97MVS-Grin 7
5065901284,3631996lià χùmale pubic hairQiang (Longxi)343.2Qiangic1Evans 99 QiangJPE-SQiang144.10
3748812841316liqpenisQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun J 86 MawoJS-Mawo0
374891284,3631316li◦hu̥pubic hair(male)Qiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun J 86 MawoJS-Mawo0
1293531284,3631319li◦hu̥ŋmale pubic hairQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 MawQSHK-MawoQ10.3.60
1293501284,m,m1319li◦qə̥ pætʂglans penisQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 MawQSHK-MawoQ10.3.2 8
1787812841325læqpenisQiang (Yadu)343.2Qiangic1Dai 89 QianDQ-QiangN1440
29151284138(n)-li²penis*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT1420
174061284,3559209li⁵⁵ tsi³¹testiclesAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 XianDQ-Xiandao1420
1182571284396penisBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
293511284397penisBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0490
317421284401penisBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB2600
4409811284406penis (vulgar)Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
707421284409penisBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC2620
1182581284,m396lî khyôŋglans penisBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1189571284,3559396lî-ce’testicleBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1189581284,m396lî-chantesticleBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1184671284,m396lî-rañsemenBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1183061284,m396lî-thaccorona glandisBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1182591284,m396lî-ŋumglans penisBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety 9
1648231284393lī⁴penisBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Luce 85GHL-PPBX.350
1189891284,301396lə◦ʔuscrotumBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety 10
46651284151(n)-li²penis*Loloish456.1.2Loloish1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2940
115701284152(n)-li²|penis*Loloish456.1.2Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo1220
2923591284879penisLalo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Björverud 94SB-Lalo0
94371284878he²¹penisLalo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ10.3.10
98691284,10131164le̱ṟ³³ ʑʅ²¹semenNesu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ10.3.70
2843931284,10131193ɬu⁵⁵ʑi²¹semenNoesu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ10.3.70
142191284,3559698li⁵⁵ tsɿ³³testiclesJinuo (Baya/Banai)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinADQ-JinA1450
108081284923h'aw⁵penisLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo1220
293591284927h'aw⁵penisLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0490
2758991284,p,1223946hɔ̃²¹ɔ⁵⁵dy³³glans penisLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
2860041284943hʼaw⁵penisLisu (Central)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Fraser 22JF-HLL0
2770591284,301946la⁵⁵fu³³testicleNLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
283516m,1284239beuˆ leuˆpenis (polite)Akha486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Lewis 89 AETDPL-AETD 11
4414101284338hlèpenisBisu486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo 12
167411284,301338hlə̆◦ʔu³³testiclesBisu486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo0
512521284,641344lɛ̀◦thɛpenisBisu486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Beaudouin 88 BisuPB-Bisu150
512671284,301344lɛ̀◦ʔutesticlesBisu486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Beaudouin 88 BisuPB-Bisu150
236244m,12841114tɕhɑ²lɑʔ⁴penisMpi486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo 13

^ 1.
Literally “penis-fruit” (p.c. Prashanta Tripura 1987).
^ 2.
The suffixal ‑s in Kanauri les is unexplained.
^ 3.
WT gsaṅ ‘secret thing; hidden thing’.
^ 4.
This form reflects an alternate prototype with sibilant prefix, *s‑ley (cf. Bisu hlè ‘penis’, where the voiceless lateral also points to *s‑ instead of *m‑).
^ 5.
Literally “penis + bird + egg” (cf. Athpare le wa ɖin ‘testicle’).
^ 6.
This is an antonymic compound meaning literally “vagina-penis”.
^ 7.
Note the reduced Tangut l‑.
^ 8.
Qiang (Mawo) qə̥ pætʂ ‘head’.
^ 9.
WB ŋum ‘flower bud’.
^ 10.
Note the reduction to schwa in WB .
^ 11.
The stopped tone in the second syllable is unexplained. Note, however, the final ‑q in some Qiang forms, such as Qiang (Mawo) liq ‘penis’.
^ 12.
The voiceless lateral in Bisu hlè reflects an *s‑ prefix (cf. Lepcha săli).
^ 13.
According to Bradley (1979:304-5), this form coexists with Mpi ne²; see #545 PTB *m‑ney PENIS.