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#2406 PTB *b-liŋ FOREST / FIELD

STC (pp.80-81, n.246) hesitantly groups Tibetan źiŋ and Lepcha lyăŋ in this etymon, but the semantic differences among the various reflexes are certainly not too great to preclude this interpretation.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51536224062012b-liŋ|forest / field*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6000
723282406182b-liŋ|forest*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC3780
1475852284,2406534ha-bliŋjhum field in second year of cultivation (ha 'earth')Dimasa801.7.1.1Bodo1Benedict 72 STCSTC3780
713052406579briŋforestGaro811.7.1.2Garo1Benedict 72 STCSTC3780
713042406579buruŋforestGaro811.7.1.2Garo1Benedict 72 STCSTC3780
46560924061945bringforest; junglenGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG4.630-II:idx0
24164624061188lingforestNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
24165324061489lingforestTangsa (Moshang)841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
34754524061814mă³¹|liŋ³³forestnJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0050.190
713032406685məliŋforestJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Benedict 72 STCSTC3780
45213024061964məlíŋgrove / forestSak401.7.3.2Asakian1Huziwara 08 SakHK-Sak2740
18136424061092leŋ¹³fieldTshona (Mama)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC27.60
29175424061586žiŋfieldTibetan (Balti)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Rangan 75RAN1975730
18133824061380xin¹³fieldTibetan (Khams:Dege)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC27.30
378352406,m1575zhing.khaopen fieldTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 TbGlJS-Tib2530
30394924061578źiŋfield, ground, soilTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Benedict 72 STCSTC80n2460
24115524061564ʒiṅfieldTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1813372406,m1582ʑiŋ kafieldTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC27.10
3039502406900lyăŋfield, landLepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Benedict 72 STCSTC81n2460
7130224061205məliŋforestAnong384Nungic1Benedict 72 STCSTC3780

Chinese comparandum

田 OC *d’ien, GSR #362a-c ‘field, land’; Schuessler 2007:496 *lîn; B & S 2011: *lˁiŋ; Mand. tián.
甸 OC *d’ien, GSR #362g ‘royal domain, cultivated land’; Schuessler 2007:496 *lîns; B & S 2011: *lˁiŋ‑s; Mand. diàn.