7.0 Adjectival Verbs > 7.1 Adjectives and attributives > 7.1.5 Object Qualities > 7.1.5.3 Position - high/low

#2702 PTB *m-twa-n HIGH

In the absence of a Burmese cognate, it is difficult to distinguish between the rhymes ‑wa and ‑aw, both of which yield WT and Jingpho ‑o. This root was formerly reconstructed as *m‑to.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51594527022012m-|tohigh*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6150
721962702182m-|tohigh*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC2470
706552702685məthòhigh; pinnacleJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Benedict 72 STCSTC2470
2208652702,s1088thon◦pohigh / tallTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC802.70
2972642702,s1085tʻon⁵⁵po⁵⁵highTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
2978362702,m1089tho-luhighTsangla (Tilang)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
2986472702,s1093thyn⁵⁵pu⁵⁵highTshona (Wenlang)222.1.2Bodic1Lu 86 CuoMJZ-CNMenba0
2208892702,s1092thɔ⁵⁵po⁵³high / tallTshona (Mama)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC802.60
3948612702,s1851thon pohigh / talladjMotuo Menba222.1.2Bodic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0968.070
3948602702,s1850thɔ⁵⁵po⁵³high / talladjCuona Menba222.1.2Bodic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0968.060
39485927021848mthohigh / talladjTibetan (Alike)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0968.050
2208882702,s1550thon pohigh / tallTibetan (Amdo:Bla-brang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC802.40
2208642702,s1585mthon mbohigh / tallTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC802.50
361582702,s1584ntʰon-nbohighTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 AmdoJS-Amdo3600
39485727021826thᴜ⁵³high / talladjTibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0968.030
3949052702,s1826thᴜ⁵⁵mbᴜ⁵³high / talladjTibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0968.030
2666942702,s701thom◦boqhighadjTibetan (Jirel)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN12c.080
2208632702,s1380then⁵⁵bo⁵³high / tallTibetan (Khams:Dege)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC802.30
2208872702,s1557tho⁵³po⁵³high / tallTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC802.20
3948562702,s1815tho⁵⁵po⁵⁵high / talladjTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0968.020
2208622702,s1582mtho pohigh / tallTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC802.10
1685372702,s,2702,s1578mtho-ba ⪤ mthon-pohighvs.Tibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Benedict 72 STCSTC2470
3948552702,s1804mthon pohigh / talladjTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0968.010
379422702,s1575mthon.pohighTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 TbGlJS-Tib3600
2429152702,s1564mtho◦bahighTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
3948582702,s1837tho mbohigh / talladjTibetan (Xiahe)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0968.040
3948672702,27021808mthy³³mthy⁵⁵high / talladjQueyu (Xinlong)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0968.130
394866m,27021807gɛ mthuhigh / tall (of trees)adjDaofu353.3rGyalrongic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0968.120