1.0 The Body > 1.5 Limbs, Joints, and Body Measures > 1.5.1 Hand, Arm, Wing > 1.5.1.2 Arm > 1.5.1.2.3 Underarm/Armpit

#1289 PTB *g-li-k ARMPIT / TICKLE

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This “funny” root is quite well attested in several branches of the family, usually as a sesqui- or di-syllable. Several languages (Ao, Bisu, Magar) show a variant with final velar stop, while others (WB, Gurung) show some sort of laryngeal feature after the vowel.

Yang 1985 cites several extra-TB lookalikes: Khmer kliək, Indonesian ketiak ‘armpit’, Cham kəlĕk ‘tickle’. See also Benedict 1975a:410 (“Austro-Thai Language and Culture, with a glossary of roots”).

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
76481289175g-li|armpit*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2550
51535912892012g-li|armpit / tickle*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6000
722141289182g-li|tickle / armpit*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC2650
607961289181g-|liarmpit*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB1340
76491289175k(a)liarmpit*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2550
59826m,1289876ba-kəliarmpitLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB1340
70759m,1289877ba-kəliarmpitLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1Benedict 72 STCSTC2650
707581289877kilitickle, armpitLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1Benedict 72 STCSTC2650
162429m,1289966ʒɑ⁴kə̆li³armpitLothvo (Hiranpi)711.2.3Maraic1Luce 85GHL-PPBO.60
162250m,12891052ɓɑ⁶kə̆lɪ'̊¹armpitMera711.2.3Maraic1Luce 85GHL-PPBO.60
150323m,12891112kæ̀ŋ◦kríkunderarm / armpitMoyon721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Kosha 90DK-Moyon6.1.10
15032412891112nriktickleMoyon721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Kosha 90DK-Moyon6.1.1.10
61941812892229k-|likTICKLE*Central Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.2590
41951289275³ki¹lik|tickleAo (Chungli)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2550
45138112891963kə̀lìktickle [tickled]v.Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Coupe 07 AoARC-GMA0
620436p,12892231e¹-zək²-ticklev.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.2590
132678p,1289,s965E◦zuk◦atickleLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Nienu 90 LotQVN-LothQ6.1.1.10
617194p,1289,m,s2220e◦zük◦phi◦atickleLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Murry 78LLC-ALV1250
4193p,1289257²ke⁵lietickleAngami Naga651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2550
167274p,1289256ke³¹ li⁵⁵tickleAngami (Kohima)651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Nienu 90 AngQVN-AngQ6.1.1.10
52903112892031rikarmpit*Tangkhulic661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk6010
526611p,p,12892023a-ka-likarmpitHuishu661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
525221p,p,12892023ʔa-ka-likarmpitHuishu661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.0020
525222p,p,1289,m2023ʔa-ka-lik-vejarmpit hairHuishu661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.0030
524891m,p,12892022tʰaw-kʰə-lɐkticklev.Kachai661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.1490
526450m,12892022tʰaw-lɐkunderarm / armpitKachai661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.1480
30504012891470armpitTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Bhat 69 TNVBhat-TNV840
52690812892025rik-kʰaarmpitUkhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
4668751289,m,m1945lek-gu-aticklevtGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG3.64-II:idx0
514638m,1289721kanch◦lhiarmpitKaike222.1.2Bodic1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN660
514637m,1289596bgyāu-liqarmpitGurung232.1.4Tamangish1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN660
64720m,1289604ŋyau◦liqarmpitGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Glover 72 GuVoSIL-Gur2.A.510
79787m,1289999nyaŋ² li²armpitManang (Gyaru)232.1.4Tamangish1Nagano 84 ManYN-Man028-010
123059m,12891464kuh◦ciliarmpitTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Taylor 72 TmVoSIL-Sahu2.480
5146391289,m990kilik-ketickleMagar282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN1580
7075412891205khritickle, armpitAnong384Nungic1Benedict 72 STCSTC2650
3497383366,12891816ɹɑʔ⁵⁵li⁵⁵armpitnDulong384Nungic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0092.200
1935223366,1289537ɹɑ⁵⁵li⁵⁵armpitTrung [Dulong]384Nungic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC265.460
598233366,1289539ra⁵⁵ li⁵⁵armpitTrung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)384Nungic1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB1340
400623366,1289538ɹɑ⁵⁵ li⁵⁵armpitTrung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
437209702,1289406gyak-ka-|liʼarmpit, tickleBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
145936702,1289,699,1289,695,1289409gyak-kăliʼ ⪤ tshak-kăliʼ ⪤ lak-kăliʼarmpitBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC265 1
707561289409kăliʼtickle, armpitBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC2650
59825695,1289407lak-kalíarmpitBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB1340
4188m,1289390zak-kəliarmpitBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2550
41901289151li¹armpit*Loloish456.1.2Loloish1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2550
112141289152li¹armpit*Loloish456.1.2Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo116B0
3036921108,1289,696844g̈ɨ̀-li yátickleLahu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Benedict 72 STCSTC62n199 2
59827m,1289,m843pɛ̀-lí-kāarmpitLahu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB1340
41525m,1289,m850pɛ³¹ li³⁵ qa¹¹armpitLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
51181m,1289344kɔ̀◦kiliarmpitBisu486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Beaudouin 88 BisuPB-Bisu130
51182m,1289344kɔ̀◦kilíkarmpitBisu486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Beaudouin 88 BisuPB-Bisu130

^ 1.
The first syllables of this important triplet represent three separate allofams of the first etymon in this study: gyak#702 PTB *g‑yak ARM / HAND / CUBIT, tshak (also transcribable as chak#699 PTB *d‑yak HAND / ARM / LEAF, and lak#695 PTB *lak HAND/LIMB.
^ 2.
The Lahu high-rising tone indicates that this was an originally stopped syllable with some kind of glottalized onset, perhaps *ʔ‑yak.