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#1354 PTB *tsya VAGINA / COPULATE

This etymon is so far sparsely attested, with the best putative cognates occurring in Loloish (Lahu, Jinuo), Chin (Lakher [Mara]), and perhaps West Himalayish (Pattani).

rn	analysis	lgid	reflex	gloss	gfn	language	grpid	grpno	grp	genetic	citation	srcabbr	srcid	rn
116060	1354,m,m	871	cha nô-tao	copulate		Lakher [Mara]	71	1.2.3	Maraic	1	Matisoff 87 BP	JAM-Ety		0
116059	1354,m	871	cha-ku	copulate		Lakher [Mara]	71	1.2.3	Maraic	1	Matisoff 87 BP	JAM-Ety		0
620114	p,1354	2245	tə³-tʃi¹	vagina	n.	Ao (Chungli)	63	1.3.1	Central Naga (Ao Group)	1	Bruhn 14 SuppCN	DWB-CNSD		0
131409	m,1354	1005	tsek◦tsa	clitoris		Pattani [Manchati]	20	2.1.1	Western Himalayish	0	Sharma, S.R. 91 Ma	STP-ManQ	10.4.4	1
66808	1354,m	766	ca◦kə	vagina		Kham	28	2.4	Kham-Magar-Chepang	1	Watters 89 KhQ	DNW-KhamQ		2
14220	1354,662	698	tso⁵⁵ pɛ⁵⁵	vagina		Jinuo (Baya/Banai)	47	6.1.2.2	Central Loloish	1	Dai 89 JinA	DQ-JinA	146	0
621444	1354,1019	836	cha-šī	vagina		Lahu	47	6.1.2.2	Central Loloish	1	Matisoff 87 pc	JAM-PC		0
441397	1354,1359,450	831	cha pàʔ ve	copulate with a woman		Lahu (Black)	47	6.1.2.2	Central Loloish	1	Matisoff 88 DL	JAM-DL	517,814	0
311455	1354,3476	831	cha thû	feel sexual desire (woman); lubricate		Lahu (Black)	47	6.1.2.2	Central Loloish	1	Matisoff 88 DL	JAM-DL	681	0
119902	1354,662	832	cha(-pɛ̀ʔ)	vagina		Lahu (Black)	47	6.1.2.2	Central Loloish	1	Matisoff 87 BP	JAM-Ety		0
32985	1354,662	839	cha(-pɛ̀ʔ)	vulva		Lahu (Black)	47	6.1.2.2	Central Loloish	1	Matisoff 72 LTSR	JAM-TSR	5	0
296550	1354,5541,2499	831	cha-cú-ni	clitoris		Lahu (Black)	47	6.1.2.2	Central Loloish	1	Matisoff 88 DL	JAM-DL	517	0
119924	1354,467	832	cha-mə̂	labia		Lahu (Black)	47	6.1.2.2	Central Loloish	1	Matisoff 87 BP	JAM-Ety		0
119926	1354,1013	832	cha-ɣɨ̀	vaginal secretion		Lahu (Black)	47	6.1.2.2	Central Loloish	1	Matisoff 87 BP	JAM-Ety		0

^ 1.

Pattani tsa bears a resemblance to #1626 PTB *tsaŋ CLITORIS, but the usual Pattani reflex of *‑aŋ is ‑aŋ (e.g. hraŋ ‘horse’ < #1431 PTB *s/m‑raŋ HORSE *s‑raŋ; maŋ‑api ‘dream’ < #126 PTB *s/r‑ma(ŋ/k) DREAM *maŋ).

^ 2.

The analysis of Kham ca is tentative.