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#1356 PTB *dzyuk ⪤ *tsyuk VULVA

This etymon ranges semantically between VAGINA/VULVA and MOUTH/LIP. Reflexes with the latter meanings are assembled separately below as #478 PTB *tsyuk MOUTH / LIP. Another root with similar semantic range is #1349 PTB *si(ŋ/k) VAGINA [q.v.].

This etymon is well-attested in Burmish, with good-looking but scattered cognates in Loloish, the NE Indian Areal Group, and Himalayish. It seems best to reconstruct this root with a palatal (rather than dental) affricate, as demonstrated in Matisoff 1969 (cf. the discussion in STC, n. 178 (p. 53)). Some reflexes of this etymon are cited in Bauer’s far-ranging article (Bauer, R. 1991. “Sino-Tibetan *vulva”, LTBA 14.1:147-172).

See TBRS #77, #77a, #77b.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51494613562012dzyukvulva / vagina*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5890
3036081356434su·kvulvaChang851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Benedict 72 STCSTC53n1780
1160391356,3494732tsŭk◦s̱ẖicopulateKanauri202.1.1Western Himalayish0Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
4413621356149dźukvulva*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Benedict 72 STCSTC53n1780
174071356209cuʔ⁵⁵vaginaAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 XianDQ-Xiandao1430
131601356370tʃauʔ³¹vaginaBola446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 BolaDQ-Bola1430
1199011356396cokvaginaBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
4373861356406cokfemale private parts (vulg.)Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
1199291356,m396cok-ceʼvaginaBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1199321356,m396cok-khôŋfemale urethraBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1199301356,m396cok-khyêvaginaBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1199311356,662396cok-patvaginaBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1199281356,m396cok-phutvaginaBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
3036051356409tsaukvulvaBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC53n1780
2343761356653sóʔvaginaHpun (Northern)446.1.1Burmish1Henderson 86 HpunEJAH-Hpun0
2341551356,m653zᴜ̀ʔ-màvagina / vulvaHpun (Northern)446.1.1Burmish1Henderson 86 HpunEJAH-Hpun0
156511356886tʃuʔ³¹genitalia / pudendaLashi446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LashDQ-Lashi10.10
30360713561032dźokvulvaMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC53n1780
1540013561024tʃauk³¹genitalia / pudendaMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LangDQ-Langsu10.10
30360613561691dźuʔvulvaAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC53n1780
96631356,6621148tʂo̱²¹ pi̱²¹vaginaNasu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ10.4.10