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#1352 PTB *s/m-ti CLITORIS / VAGINA

This root is quite well attested, appearing in the NE Indian Areal Group, Himalayish, Jingpho, Qiangic, Bai, and Tujia, mostly with the meaning CLITORIS, sometimes VAGINA.

The Qiangic and rGyalrongic forms point to *s/m‑dzi‑s/k, i.e. a prototype with affricated root-initial, either a sibilant or nasal prefix, and either a sibilant or velar suffix.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
119913p,1352503aː-tebvaginaDarang [Taraon]61.1.2Deng1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety 1
1199183429,13521064ven-thevaginaMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
472233429,13521063wen◦thevaginaMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Grüssner 79 BPKHG-MikirQ2170
47648m,1352880khin◦diclitorisLalung [Tiwa]801.7.1.1Bodo1Balawan 65MB-Lal140
1450401269,1352,m,m581ro'ng-ti pi'-saclitorisGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 92 GaBaRB-GB 2
1450623462,m,1352581sok-kit-tinippleGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 92 GaBaRB-GB0
119939667,1352671jìn-dìvaginaJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
119946667,1352671jìn-tīlabia pudendaJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1278031352,1349436ti◦siclitorisChantyal232.1.4Tamangish1Noonan 92NPB-ChanQ10.4.40
145079m,13521878neːt◦ticlitorisn.Limbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Driem 88? LimASVD-LimAp. 4770
667701352,1349766ti◦siːclitorisKham282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Watters 89 KhQDNW-KhamQ0
1322511352,34291493tɪ◦wə̣¹vagina?Tangut [Xixia]333.1Tangut1Sofronov 97MVS-Grin 3
37496m,13521316khə◦sticlitorisQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun J 86 MawoJS-Mawo0
129356m,13521319kʰæ◦sticlitorisQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 MawQSHK-MawoQ10.4.40
130940p,1352618tə◦mdzisclitorisrGyalrong (NW)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNWSHK-rGNWQ10.4.40
130610p,1352617tə◦mdzəkclitorisrGyalrong (Northern)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNQSHK-rGNQ10.4.40
12727913521611tʰe²¹vaginaTujia415Tujia1Chen 86 TuBQCK-TujBQ10.4.10
12742413521612tʰe³⁵vaginaTujia415Tujia1Chen 86 TuMQCK-TujMQ10.4.10
80891662,3431,1352309pi̱⁴⁴ ɕĩ⁵⁵ tɯ̱²¹clitorisBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Zhao 90ZYS-Bai10.4.40

^ 1.
The final labial stop is unexplained.
^ 2.
According to Burling (1992), the literal meaning of this word is “small stone”; it can also refer to the smaller of the two grindstones in a ricemill.
^ 3.
According to M. V. Sofronov 1978 there is some doubt as to the exact meaning of the Tangut graph he reconstructs here.