2.0 Animals and Animal Verbs > 2.2 Other Animals > 2.2.1 Pachyderms

#2731 PLB *tsaŋ ELEPHANT

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root appears in several TB subgroups, including Lolo-Burmese and Karenic, but is certainly an areal word; cf. Thai cháaŋ and Mandarin 象 xiàng.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
2562122731252tsoelephantAngami (Khonoma)651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2562112731252tsuelephantAngami (Khonoma)651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2562132731254choelephantAngami (Kohima)651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1672362731,637256tso⁵⁵ kie¹¹tusk (of elephant, boar)Angami (Kohima)651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Nienu 90 AngQVN-AngQ3.10.60
25622927311335chungelephantRengma651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
4414552731,s,16381937tyang-mo longmale elephantLepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Benedict 2008PKB-KSEA1370
36112327311824tɕhaŋ⁵⁵elephantnAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0309.280
1862522731200tɕhaŋ⁵⁵elephantAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC123.410
2868892731207tshan³⁵elephantAchang (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 85 AcJZJZ-Achang0
36112427311825chaŋ⁵⁵elephantnAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0309.290
174842731,635209cʰaŋ⁵⁵ cui⁵⁵tusk (of elephant)Achang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 XianDQ-Xiandao3590
36112727311829tshɔ̃⁵⁵elephantnBola (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0309.320
132322731,635370tsʰɔ̃⁵⁵ tui⁵⁵tusk (of elephant)Bola446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 BolaDQ-Bola3590
36112227311823shĩ²²elephantnBurmese (Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0309.270
18627727311428shĩ²²elephantBurmese (Spoken Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC123.400
2562372731392chaṅelephantBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
4381562731406chaŋelephantBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
1862512731411hsɑŋ²elephantBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC123.390
36112127311822shɑŋ²elephantnBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0309.260
2343642731,m653k(h)ăʃó ăshwítusk (of elephant)Hpun (Northern)446.1.1Burmish1Henderson 86 HpunEJAH-Hpun0
2337952731653kăʃóelephantHpun (Northern)446.1.1Burmish1Henderson 86 HpunEJAH-Hpun0
2341822731,m653kăʃó sàŋsᴜ̀ŋrhinoceros (cp. Elephant)Hpun (Northern)446.1.1Burmish1Henderson 86 HpunEJAH-Hpun0
36112627311828tshɛ̃³¹elephantnLangsu (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0309.310
155182731,635886tshaŋ³³ tsɿ³¹tusk (of elephant, boar)Lashi446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LashDQ-Lashi3.10.60
36112827311830tshaŋ³³elephantnLeqi (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0309.330
45318827311965chaŋelephantMarma446.1.1Burmish1Huziwara 08 SakHK-Sak304-170
18625327311034tshɛ̃³¹elephantMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC123.430
152652731,6351024tshɛ̃³¹ tsɔi³¹tusk (of elephant, boar)Maru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LangDQ-Langsu3.10.60
160542731,6321218ʑoŋ⁵⁵ sua⁵⁵tusk (of elephant)Nusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 NusADQ-NusuA359.0
36114027311843tsho²¹elephantnNaxi436.2Naxi1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0309.450
1862712731908tsho³¹elephantNaxi (Lijiang)436.2Naxi1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC123.280
579782731122chàŋhelephant*Karen507Karenic1Jones 61RBJ-KLS1660
52968627312039chaŋ⁴elephant*Karen [Burling]507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK1020
52938227312038k-|chaŋᴬelephant*Karen507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK1020
53102127312044(gə) |ʃa⁵⁵elephantBwe507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK1020
1667332731,p,m,m413gəʃá ə-phe-kúelephant's hideBwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
1668722731,p,m,m,m413gəʃá ə-θrᴜ tə-ɓɔ́elephant's trunkBwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
36114527311849gă³¹|tshɔ⁵⁵elephantnKaren507Karenic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0309.500
53074227312043chɛ³³elephantKayah507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK1020
53044327312042chaŋ⁵³elephantKayan507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK1020
49841927311981sʰánelephantNKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
498494m,27311981sʰə́ɨ◦sʰánturkey [lit. chicken-elephant]NKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
53128927312045rɔ¹¹|chɔ⁵⁵elephantKayaw507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK1020
30808327311235chàŋelephantPa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
3108122731,m1235chàŋ cwɛ́tusk of elephantPa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
52989527312040chaŋ³¹¨elephantPa-O (Northern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK1020
53016627312041chaŋ³¹¨elephantPa-O (Southern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK1020
30444327311759tshaŋelephantPa-O507Karenic1Benedict 72 STCSTC133n3620
30457427311759tśhaŋelephantPa-O507Karenic1Benedict 72 STCSTC142n3840
30444227311749shɔelephantPalaychi507Karenic1Benedict 72 STCSTC133n3620
53221027312048ka¹¹|chɛ̃³⁵elephantPwo (Northern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK1020
53249527312049kə¹¹|chɔ̃⁵³elephantPwo (Southern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK1020
53160427312046kə¹¹|chɔ³³elephantSgaw (Northern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK1020
53191427312047kə¹¹|chɔ⁵⁵elephantSgaw (Southern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK1020