STEDT Etymon #2021
1.0 The Body > 1.2 Head and Face > 1.2.3 Hair of Head > 1.2.3.1 Cowlick/Flexure
#2021 PTB *kwan OR *kwa(l/r) COWLICK / TUFT OF HAIR |
The reconstruction of the final is uncertain, since both Jingpho and Chinese have merged *‑n with *‑r and *‑l.
| rn | analysis | lgid | reflex | gloss | gfn | language | grpid | grpno | grp | genetic | citation | srcabbr | srcid | rn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150042 | 2021 | 670 | khōn | cowlick; circular flexure, as in the hair of animals, esp. horses regarded as a sign of temper or luck. | Jingpho | 37 | 1.7.3.1 | Jingpho | 1 | Hansson 89 AHKP | ILH-PL | 311 | 0 | |
| 150043 | 2021 | 481 | kwɑn/kuɑn- | two tufts of hair on child's head | Chinese (Old/Mid) | 53 | 9.0.1 | Old Chinese | 0 | Karlgren 57 GSR | GSR | 187a | 0 | |
| 150044 | 2021 | 463 | kûanʼ | two tufts of hair, like horns | Chinese (Middle) | 54 | 9.0.2 | Middle Chinese | 0 | Karlgren 23 ChDc | BK-AD | 443 | 0 |
丱 OC *kwɑn, GSR #187a ‘tufts of hair’; Schuessler 2007:265 *krôns; Mand. guàn