6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.7 Movement > 6.7.6 Circularly

#2475 PTB *s-mwəy SPINDLE / TWIRL

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
77622475175(s-)|mwiytwirl about*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT3350
721442475182(s-)|mwiytwirl, spindle*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC1950
51549124752012s-|mwəyspindle / twirl*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6030
7034824751420muispindleSiyin681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC1950
51672475975hmǔispindlen.Lushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT3350
3146352475,m1779hmui-thalcotton spindle worked with a wheelLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB11490
703472475,m,2475,m984hmui-thăl ⪤ hmui-thlurspindleLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC1950
249710m,24751050a◦muspindle (cotton)Meluri651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
249712p,24751196a◦muspindle (cotton)Ntenyi651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
5172m,2475905ka-múispindlen.Liangmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT3350
517124751346muispindlen.Rongmei / Nruanghmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT3350
24971124751347muispindle (cotton)Rongmei / Nruanghmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
51662475138s-|mwəy³twirl about*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT3350
51652475390hmwétwirl aboutBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT3350
703462475409hmwétwirl aboutBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC1950
4412502475406hmweʼtwirl about, whirlBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0

Chinese comparandum

麾 OC *χmwiɑ, GSR #17i ‘(signal) flag, pennant; signal (v.)’; Schuessler 2007:286 *hmai; Mand. huī.
徽 OC *χmi̯wər, GSR #584h ‘signal, display (v.); flag (n.)’; Schuessler 2007:286 *hməi; B & S 2011: *m̥əj; Mand. huī.

Comment: Regarding the OC/PTB semantic comparison here, note that a signal flag or pennant is typically brandished on a pole, and waved or whirled about.