1.0 The Body > 1.3 Mouth and Throat > 1.3.1 Mouth > 1.3.1.3 Yawn/Gape

#1715 PTB *m-ha(ː)m ⪤ *kam YAWN

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root is still another example of the widespread variational pattern between h‑ and initial velars. See Matisoff (1997) and HPTB:57. Chepang, Kulung, and Jingpho have velar stops, while several other languages (rGyalrong and the Burmish languages Achang, Bola, Lashi) have velar fricatives.

Many reflexes show a nasal prefix, which has perhaps developed due to rhinoglottophilia (Matisoff 1975).

There is also a related root #1716 PTB *ha‑y YAWN with initial h‑, demonstrating that these etyma are sound-symbolic.

Written Burmese sâm is of doubtful cognacy.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
54171715134(m-)haːm|yawnv.*Kuki-Naga-Chin31NE Indian Areal Group0Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT4840
54181716,1715134ha-haːmyawnv.*Kuki-Naga-Chin31NE Indian Areal Group0Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT4840
692917151054mhâmyawnKaman [Miju]61.1.2Deng1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT9810
6930p,17151054tə́-mhâmyawnKaman [Miju]61.1.2Deng1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT9810
50077817151920haamYAWN*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC7470
44518917151930hamyawnPaite681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC7470
44519017151927hām suak hīyawnSizang681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC7470
44518817151925haːm³ > hap³yawnTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC7470
31379817151778haːm³ > hap³yawnvTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB4220
17042517151597haːm³/hap³yawnTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 94 TCVPB-TCV0
32766517151794h̀aːm/ˍhapyawnvTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Henderson 65 TidCEJAH-TC0
44519117151928m-|hamyawnCho (Mindat)691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC7470
44519217151929p’hángyawnKhumi691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC7470
445185m,17151947(hàa)-hǎam-INVyawnLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC7470
445186m,17151923(hàʔ)-hàam-INVyawnLai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC7470
54251715975hàamyawnv.Lushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT4840
44518717151924hàam-I, hâam-IIgap, to yawnvLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC7470
1315251715805inhəmyawnvKom Rem721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Toba 91 KRQT-KomRQ3.7.160
15026517151112ŋhámyawnvMoyon721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Kosha 90DK-Moyon3.7.160
52415017152030məhàmyawnv.Sorbung721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Mortensen 11 SorbungMK-SorbungBodyParts.0930
6204641716,17152231ho³həm³-yawnv.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.0170
3168311716,1715961hó◦hùm>yawnLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Acharya 75ACH19750
54241716,1715962³ho³hɯm(ʔ)yawnv.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT4840
54231715905hemyawnv.Liangmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT4840
542217151346hæ̂myawnv.Rongmei / Nruanghmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT4840
52904817152031hamyawn*Tangkhulic661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk6190
52527717152023ham-mej-kʰeyawnHuishu661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.0700
5248521715,1716?2022ham-hweyawnv.Kachai661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.0780
6206341715,m,m2024hõ-mə-ʃieyawnTusom661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.0870
25051716,17151187³ha³hʌmyawnv.Nocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT740
69271716,17151187³ha³hʌmyawnNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT9810
52281716,1715,m1187³ha³hʌm ³riyawnv.Nocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT3680
25041715,17161488²ham²haiyawnv.Tangsa841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT740
69281715,17161488²ham²haiyawnTangsa841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT9810
25031715810hámyawnv.Konyak (Tamlu)851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT740
488819p,1715,m1978ɛ³³hɛm³³ʃʌɯ³³yawnPhom851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Burling 98 PhomBP-PPWL0
407914p,17151814kă³¹kham³¹yawnv.Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1243.190
6926p,1715667¹gə¹hamyawnJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT9810
1263551716,17151455¹ha-kamyawnvTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 91 TamQMM-TamRisQ3.7.160
1241451716,1715,s1464'ha◦kʰam-payawnv.Tamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Taylor 72 TmVoSIL-Sahu13.B.90
25091716,1715,m,m,m820ha◦kam◦a-mo◦mayawnv.Kulung762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT740
618841716,1715,m822ha◦kam◦mayawnKulung762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Rai 75 KulRPHH-Kul0
495761716,1715,m1545ha◦kam◦ayawnThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Allen 75NJA-Thulung0
47922417151977kamh-yawnvi.Chepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 00 ChepangRC-DOC0
644991715,m449kamʰ-sayawnChepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 72 CVocSIL-Chep2.B.2.90
25021715442kamʱyawnv.Chepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT740
1279141715,m452kamh◦naʔyawnvChepang (Eastern)282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 90 CheQRC-ChepQ3.7.160
13978p,1715,m,m606ta hɛm ka◦payawnv.rGyalrong783.3.1rGyalrong1Dai 89 JiarDQ-Jiarong3.7.160
130397m,273,1715617to◦ka xamyawnvrGyalrong (Northern)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNQSHK-rGNQ3.7.160
130719p,1715618tə◦xamyawnvrGyalrong (NW)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNWSHK-rGNWQ3.7.160
130085p,1715616tɐ◦xɐmyawnvrGyalrong (Eastern)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rEQSHK-rGEQ3.7.160
17528m,1715,1715209it⁵⁵ xam³¹ xam³¹yawnAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 XianDQ-Xiandao17230
13274p,1715,1715370a³¹ xam⁵¹ xam³¹yawnBola446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 BolaDQ-Bola17230
4394101715406sâmyawnBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
15501p,1715,1715886a³¹ xam⁵⁵ xam⁵⁵yawnv.Lashi446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LashDQ-Lashi3.7.160
576671715123kàn'yawnv.*Karen (Pwo)507Karenic1Jones 61RBJ-KLS6490
576711715125kɔ́yawnv.*Karen (Sgaw)507Karenic1Jones 61RBJ-KLS6490
6919m,17151234tə́ʔ-hàmyawnPa-O507Karenic1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT9810
57666m,17151242tə́ʔ◦hàmyawnv.Pa-O507Karenic1Jones 61RBJ-KLS6490
692117151268kányawnPwo (Bassein)507Karenic1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT9810
5766917151272kányawnv.Pwo (Bassein)507Karenic1Jones 61RBJ-KLS6490
692017151274kanyawnPwo (Moulmein)507Karenic1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT9810
5766817151279kanyawnv.Pwo (Moulmein)507Karenic1Jones 61RBJ-KLS6490

Chinese comparandum

欠 OC *k’i̯ɑ̆m, GSR #624a ‘yawn’; Schuessler 2007:426 *khams; B & S 2011: *bkʰom‑s {[k]ʰ(r)om‑s}; Mand. qiàn.