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#2155 PTB *bay PEA / BEAN / SMALL WEIGHT OR COIN

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This is definitely an areal word, found in Mon-Khmer and Tai as well as in TB and perhaps Chinese. The meaning ranges from ‘small weight or coin’ to ‘bean, pea’. Shorto 2006 (#1489, p. 400) reconstructs Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓa(a)y ‘bean; small weight or coin’ (cf. Mon boa ‘bean, pea, 1/16 tical’); also Thai pʰay ‘1/32 tical’.

Shorto also suggests a connection with Amoy/Hokkien pè or poè 貝 (cf. Mand. bèi).

The present PTB reconstruction is a revision of STC #253, where the root is reconstructed *be.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
76542155175bebean*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2580
51474421552012bebean / legume*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5840
722022155182bepeas, beans, lentils*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC2530
2830282155173peːbeans*Tani51.1.1Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST190
152615p,m,2155,m285a-mu pe-ruŋcow peaApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
151153p,m,2155,m285a-xó pé-ruŋbeans (species, round)Apatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
151147m,m,2155,m286ha-ljã pe-rũgreen beanApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
151150m,m,2155,m285ma-ta pé-ruŋbeansApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1730892155,m287pe-rũbeansApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1511462155,m286pe-rũbeanApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1546662155,m285pé-rùŋgreen peaApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1513892155,m334piː-mɯkblack beanBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1566592155,m334piː-rɯnmung beanBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
173090p,2155333ta-piːbeansBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
151148p,2155334ta-piːbeanBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1513912155,m365peː-kaːblack beansBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1511492155,6479365peː-mɯkbean flourBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1566602155,m365peː-renmung beansBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1511522155,m365peː-sorflat beans)Bokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1561822155,m365peː-◦poːmaizeBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
3670832155,m1820peː◦jaksoya beannBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0431.240
3676582155,64791820peː◦mɯkflournBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0442.240
3663172155,m1820peː◦poːmaize / cornnBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0416.240
367032p,21551820ta peːpea / beannBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0430.240
173091p,2155360ta-peːbeansBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
151151p,2155365ta-peːbeansBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
151390p,2155,m,m365ta-peː kaː-jaŋblack beansBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1999252155,6479368peː mɯkflourBokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC391.510
1898272155,m368pɛː◦poːmaizeBokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC193.510
190235p,2155368ta pɛːbeansBokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC201.510
4893322155,m1979pee◦renbean (long)n.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
4925022155,m1979pee◦renlong beann.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
4948562155,m1979pee◦renstring beann.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
4945902155,m1979`pe◦yaksoybeann.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
220912155,m1078pe◦renbeansMiri, Hill731.1.1.1Western Tani1Simon 76 MiriIMS-HMLG0
1730932155,m1251pe-ronbeansPadam [Abor]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1730922155,m1079pe-retbeansMishing [Miri]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
50003821551920ɓeeBEAN / PEA*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC70
4233m,2155245à-bɛ́beanAnal81.2Kuki-Chin1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2580
44154121551930bebeanPaite681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC70
44154221551927bebeanSizang681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC70
44154021551926bêebean, peaThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC70
44153921551925beː¹beanTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC70
31338821551778beː¹bean (generic name)Tiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB820
32752321551794ˊbɛːbeannTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Henderson 65 TidCEJAH-TC0
44154321551928be ⪤ beibeansCho (Mindat)691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC70
441544m,21551929kháwy◦bieebean species (short and fat)Khumi691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC70
44153621551947bèebean, peaLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC70
44153721551923bêebeansLai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC70
42312155975beanLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2580
2371602155976beanLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
44153821551924beans, generic names for all kind of beansLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC70
706722155984bepeas, beans, lentilsLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC2530
441535m,21551921ʔā-bíbeansLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC70
70673m,2155534sa◦baipeas, beans, lentilsDimasa801.7.1.1Bodo1Benedict 72 STCSTC2530
367076m,m,2067,21551812jĩ⁵⁵tshi³³nu³³mbæ⁵⁵soya beannXumi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0431.170
3670252067,21551812nu³³nbæ⁵⁵pea / beannXumi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0430.170
706742155409paìpeas, beans, lentilsBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC2530
163745m,2155415θɪ¹ɓɪ¹beansBwe (Western)507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBE.160
163746m,2155588ki²bi¹beansGeba507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBE.160
163748m,2155588tji²bi¹beansGeba507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBE.160
4962442155,m1981bé◦sʰwêmung beansNKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
3073282155,m1235bè sèŋbeans, fermentedPa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
16374721551233be⁶beansPa-O (Northern)507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBE.160
16355521551280pɛ⁶beansPwo (Tenasserim)507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBE.160
16355621551273ɓɑĩ²beansPwo (Delta)507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBE.160
16355721551389pɛ¹beansSgaw507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBE.160