1.0 The Body > 1.8 Secretions and Somatophonics > 1.8.8 Emotional Somatophonics > 1.8.8.1 Laugh/Smile

#1142 PTB *ŋ(y)il LAUGH
Reconstructed mesoroots below:

The second syllable of Phunoi ʔɨ⁵⁵ ɲiʔ⁵⁵looks like a reflex of this root, but it is isolated in Lolo-Burmese, and the resemblance is probably fortuitous. Similarly, Pa-O Karen ŋàʔ might also show an accidental resemblance to this root.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
2832391142173ŋillaugh*Tani51.1.1Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST2300
54951142283²ŋar(²)laughv.Apatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT5370
1738091142287ŋarlaughApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1557471142285ŋarlaughApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1557511142286ŋarlaughApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1554831142,m,m286ŋar-ga-nɯjollyApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1589401142,m,m285ŋar-ka-nusmileApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1580991142,m285ŋar-paridiculeApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1738101142333ñirlaughBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1557481142334ñirlaughBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1590031142,m334ñir-čɯːsnickerBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1557521142,m,m,m334ñir-kak pɯ-ǰaklaugh loudly, guffawBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1589411142,m334ñir-kaːsmileBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1589931142,m334ñir-miːsneerBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1522081142,m334ñir-sichuckleBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1598466699,1142365ben-ñirtease for funBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
158943m,1142365jum-ñirsmileBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1738111142360ñirlaughBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1557491142365ñirlaughBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1589941142,m365ñir-jonsneerBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
43049711421820ȵirlaugh / smilev.Bokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1735.240
414421142366ȵirlaughBokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 80 MLDSLZO-MLD0
2165511142368ȵirlaughBokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC717.510
49233611421979-`ɲɨrlaughablevs:adv.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
491527m,11421979`məə◦ɲɨrfunnyadj.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
491895m,11421979`məə◦ɲɨrhilariousadj.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
455471142,m,s564ɲir-ka-namlaugh atvGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
455461142,s564ɲir-namlaughvGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
457191142,s564ɲir-namsmilevGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
4923351142,s1979ɲɨr◦namlaughvi.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
4944761142,s1979ɲɨr◦namsmilevi.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
4944781142,m1979ɲɨr◦sumsmilen.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
4944801142,m1979ɲɨr◦sumsmilingadj.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
4944771142,m,m1979ɲɨr◦sum-pomumsmilen.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
4944791142,m,m1979ɲɨr◦sum-pomumsmilingadj.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
54961142563ˆñɯr-laughv.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT5370
219121142,s1078ɲir-namlaughMiri, Hill731.1.1.1Western Tani1Simon 76 MiriIMS-HMLG0
32724111421792nyiorlaughNishing731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 69 DafKDG-Daf0
459642489,m,1142,m,m1444no hugubɤ nyar-do-neWhy do you laugh?Tagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
459631142,s1444nyar-namlaughvTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
17381311421251ŋillaughPadam [Abor]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
158386m,1142498ka-ȵirscoldDamu741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1589961142,m498ȵir-biaʔsneerDamu741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1557501142,m498ȵir-ralaughDamu741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1589441142,m498ȵir-ɕoːsmileDamu741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
18171142,m,m,m,m1070ŋal-ka-lu-ka-mamockMilang741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Tayeng 76 MilAT-MPB0
17791142,s1070ŋal-malaughMilang741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Tayeng 76 MilAT-MPB0
19791142,m,m,s1070ŋal-yum-cu-masmileMilang741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Tayeng 76 MilAT-MPB0
17381211421079jir < ñirlaughMishing [Miri]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
550011421083ŋárlaughv.Monpa222.1.2Bodic1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT5370
4229411421086ŋarlaughTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 80 MLDSLZO-MLD0
21653011421088ŋarlaughTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC717.70
3937111421085ŋar¹³laughTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
3949411421089ŋarlaughTsangla (Tilang)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
43048111421851ŋarlaugh / smilev.Motuo Menba222.1.2Bodic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1735.070
54991142,s1498ŋar◦balaughv.Tashigang222.1.2Bodic1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT5370
623931142,s1174nhillaughNewar272.2Newar1Shakya 89SH-KNw11.90
621791142,s1174nhil◦e-gusmilev.Newar272.2Newar1Shakya 89SH-KNw3.9.4 1
895511421176nil-laughNewar (Dolakhali)272.2Newar1Genetti 90 DolaCG-Dolak0
918811421177nil-laughNewar (Kathmandu)272.2Newar1Genetti 90 KathCG-Kath0
49764911421981ŋálaughVKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
498890m,11421981θà◦ŋálaughVintrKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
30879811421235ŋàʔlaughPa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
5777011421242ŋàʔlaughv.Pa-O507Karenic1Jones 61RBJ-KLS7980

Chinese comparandum

戲 OC *χiɑ, GSR #22b ‘to sport, joke’; Coblin 86:99 ST *xyaƚ > OC *hjarh; Schuessler 2007:526 *haih; B & S 2011: *ŋ̊ar‑s {ŋ̊(r)ar‑s}; Mand. xì.


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Newar ‑gu ‘nominalizer/relativizer’.