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#165 PTB *b/s-wa WHITE / YELLOW / BRIGHT

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root is part of a complex word family with perhaps as many as ten allofams, with meanings ranging from ‘white, yellow’ to ‘bright, shine’ to ‘fire, kindle, roast’. See HPTB:428-430.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
5160601652012b-|wawhite / yellow*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6180
155946165,m286hu-tolightnApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
155945165,m285hú-tòlightnApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
249175165,m1196wü◦ghüshinevNtenyi651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
61890165,m822ha◦melightKulung762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Rai 75 KulRPHH-Kul0
70486165305hwalight, shineBahing302.3.4Western Kiranti1Benedict 72 STCSTC2210
287491165207wui³¹yellowAchang (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 85 AcJZJZ-Achang0
3969581651823wa²²yellowBurmese (Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1008.270
2227421651428wɑ²²yellowBurmese (Spoken Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC838.400
255272165392yellowBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
146348165400wayellow, bright colour of healthBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 83 TILJAM-TIL640
439970165406wayellowBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
222716165411wɑ²yellowBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC838.390
3969571651822wɑɑ²yellowBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1008.260
439971p,165406ə-wacolor, brightnessBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
30993p,165400ə◦wacolour, brightnessBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 83 TILJAM-TIL640
5296111652038Ɂbwaᴬwhite*Karen507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK3300
5298051652039Ɂwa³white*Karen [Burling]507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK3300
3048481651736ʔ(b)wawhite*Karen507Karenic1Benedict 72 STCSTC172n4600
57948165122ʔ(b)wà'white*Karen507Karenic1Jones 61RBJ-KLS1360
19643165119ʔ(b)wɑwhite*Karen507Karenic1Chou 72ACST195r0
166599m,165413ko ɓᴜ́white-haired, grey-hairedbe v.Bwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
5311871652044ɓʊ⁵⁵whiteBwe507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK3300
166990p,m,165413ə-ko ɓʋ́white-hairedbe v.Bwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
396980p,1651849a³¹bɔ̱⁵⁵yellowKaren507Karenic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1008.500
396879p,1651849a³¹wa̱⁵⁵whiteKaren507Karenic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1006.500
5309401652043bu³³whiteKayah507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK3300
496150m,1651981bahu◦bógarlic [lit. ?-white]NKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
5306411652042bau⁵³whiteKayan507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK3300
496265m,1651981blà◦bóbat sp. [lit. bat-white]NKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
496266m,165,m,m1981blá◦bó◦blá◦lè̤avoid things in a devious manner [lit. white-bat-red-bat]VKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
4963021651981bówhiteADJKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
496306165,m1981bó◦dábald [lit. white-flat]ADJKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
496575m,1651981hú◦bówhite rice [lit. rice-white]NKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
496700m,1651981kalā◦bówhite peopleNKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
498756m,165,m,m1981ta◦bó◦ta◦bánreason [lit. NLZR-white-NLZR-yellow]NelabKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
4992001604,1651981tʰó̤◦bóegret [lit. bird-white]NKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
4994822462,1651981zó̤◦bógibbon [lit. monkey-white]NKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
497815m,1651981ŋòn◦bófirst cousin and their children [lit. friend-white]NKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
4993692549,1651981ʍâ◦bókind of bamboo (used to make arrows) [lit. bamboo-white]NKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
5314981652045bu⁵⁵whiteKayaw507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK3300
3080521651235bwàwhitePa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
5303471652041bwa³¹¨whitePa-O (Southern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK3300
5300821652040bwa³¹¨whitePa-O (Northern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK3300
308131681,1110,1651235mɛ̀ʔ khū bwàwhite of eyePa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
3110601651235ʔwàwhite? in 'termite'Pa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
5326881652049kwa³¹¨whitePwo (Southern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK3300
5318101652046kwa³³whiteSgaw (Northern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK3300
5321091652047wa⁵⁵whiteSgaw (Southern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK3300