2.0 Animals and Animal Verbs > 2.2 Other Animals > 2.2.4 Birds (in general)

#2251 PTB *(g/k)u OWL

This root is very well attested, both in TB and Chinese.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
200852251174guowl*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Chou 72ACST1067c-e0
724462251182guowl*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC4940
5150442251,22512012gu ⪤ kuowl*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5910
200862251,2251174gu~kuowl*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Chou 72ACST1070m0
772682251,2251183ku ~ guowl*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Coblin 86WSC-SH1150
25671603,2251870²və³kuowlLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT830
76366p,22511069ing◦khuowlMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Coblin 86WSC-SH1150
2570461603,p,22511062vo-ing◦huowlMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
25661603,p,22511060vo-iŋ◦hū(ʔ)owlMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT830
76365301,2251687u-khuowlJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Coblin 86WSC-SH1150
362288301,22511814u³¹khu⁵⁵owlnJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0332.190
257042301,2251669u◦khuowlJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2565301,2251,m,m667¹u³khu-¹miʔ³wakowlJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT830
3378792251,22511788kŭgʻ (kŭkhʻ)owlnKanauri202.1.1Western Himalayish0Bailey 11BAI1911 1
33788022511788kŭkhʻowlnKanauri202.1.1Western Himalayish0Bailey 11BAI19110
507182m,22511996ỳ khùowlQiang (Longxi)343.2Qiangic1Evans 99 QiangJPE-SQiang4100
507181m,m,22511997kuì tòŋ khòowlQiang (Mianchi)343.2Qiangic1Evans 99 QiangJPE-SQiang4100
3047792187,2251611pra-khuowlrGyalrong783.3.1rGyalrong1Benedict 72 STCSTC164n4410
763642251410khuowlBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Coblin 86WSC-SH1150
62135822511505khuowlTavoyan446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC4940
763672251941guowlLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Coblin 86WSC-SH1150
2752282251,2251946gu³⁵gu³³owlNLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
61225922512207owlChinese (Hanzi)529Sinitic1BaxterSagart 2011WHBLS-201131070
606597225122111041towlChinese (GSR #)529Sinitic1BaxterSagart 2011WHBLS-201131070
772632251100gwjəgwhowl"Pre-Chinese"529Sinitic1Coblin 86WSC-SH1150
3290052251,2251481gi̯og/ji̯ɑ̈uowl;bird (small);bird of unknown kindChinese (Old/Mid)539.0.1Old Chinese0Karlgren 57 GSRGSR1041t0
205522251,2251480gʻi̯ug/gʻi̯əuowlChinese (Old/Mid)539.0.1Old Chinese0Chou 72ACST1067c-e0
205542251,2251480kiog/kieukind of bird (owl?)Chinese (Old/Mid)539.0.1Old Chinese0Chou 72ACST1070m0
3290232251,2251481kiôg/kieubird (kind of, owl?)Chinese (Old/Mid)539.0.1Old Chinese0Karlgren 57 GSRGSR1070m0
205532251,2251480xi̯ôg/xi̯əuowlChinese (Old/Mid)539.0.1Old Chinese0Chou 72ACST1070i0
3290222251,2251481χi̯ôg/χi̯ə̯uowlChinese (Old/Mid)539.0.1Old Chinese0Karlgren 57 GSRGSR1070i0
772652251478gwjəghowlChinese (Old)539.0.1Old Chinese0Coblin 86WSC-SH1150
772642251478kiəgwowlChinese (Old)539.0.1Old Chinese0Coblin 86WSC-SH1150
60252322512210ɢʷaw {[ɢ]ʷ(r)aw}owlChinese (Old)539.0.1Old Chinese0BaxterSagart 2011WHBLS-201131070
772672251468gjəuowl-like birdn.Chinese (Middle)549.0.2Middle Chinese0Coblin 86WSC-SH1150
59844922512209hjewowlChinese (Middle)549.0.2Middle Chinese0BaxterSagart 2011WHBLS-201131070
772662251468kieuowl-like birdn.Chinese (Middle)549.0.2Middle Chinese0Coblin 86WSC-SH1150
59437522512208xiāoowlChinese (Mandarin)559.0.3Modern Chinese0BaxterSagart 2011WHBLS-201131070

Chinese comparandum

鴞 OC *gi̯og, GSR #1041t ‘owl, small bird’; B & S 2011 *ɢʷaw {[ɢ]ʷ(r)aw}; Mand. xiāo.
梟 OC *kiôg, GSR #1070m ‘unfilial bird; owl’; Mand. xiāo.
鵂 OC *χi̯ôg, GSR #1070i ‘owl’; Mand. xiū.
舊 OC *gʻi̯ug, GSR #1067c-e ‘owl’; Mand. jiù.


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STC surmises (p.185) that the Kanauri forms arose through reduplication. Cf. Northern Lisu gu³⁵gu³³.