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#28 PTB *tsu DEAD, SPIRIT OF (provisional)

This root is solidly established for PTB on the basis of the Jingpho and Burmese reflexes, with good confirmation from the Limbu form. It also is well attested in Qiangic, although the vocalism of some of these forms remains to be explained. The cognacy of the rGyalrongic forms is possible but not certain.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
3245528676tsùspiritJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB360
32456p,28676ʔə◦tsùdisembodied spiritJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB360
14863828,m1878su◦gupspirit of a woman dead in childbirthLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Driem 88? LimASVD-LimA0
20666628561tʂhɑ⁵⁵ghost / demonErsu343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC523.180
379393281813tʂhæ⁵³ghost / spiritnLyuzu343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0669.180
206641281147tʂha⁵⁵ghost / demonNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC523.190
379421281844tʂha⁵⁵ghost / spiritnNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0669.460
379474281844tʂha⁵⁵spirit (evil) / demonnNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0670.460
379591281805dʑy⁵⁵soul / spiritnPumi (Jiulong)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0673.100
379384281853tsu⁵⁵ghost / spiritnPumi (Lanping)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0669.090
42785281304tsu⁵⁵ghostPumi (Qinghua)343.2Qiangic1Lu 83 PumiJZ-Pumi0
206638281306tsu⁵⁵ghost / demonPumi (Qinghua)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC523.110
42784281304ɕe⁵⁵spiritPumi (Qinghua)343.2Qiangic1Lu 83 PumiJZ-Pumi0
42934281307tsu⁵⁵ghostPumi (Taoba)343.2Qiangic1Lu 83 PumiJZ-Pumi0
206662281309tsu⁵⁵ghost / demonPumi (Taoba)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC523.100
508299281996tsɨ́spiritQiang (Longxi)343.2Qiangic1Evans 99 QiangJPE-SQiang9750
20671228,281320ʑy ʑysoul / spiritQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC524.80
206688281323su⁵⁵soul / spiritQiang (Taoping)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC524.90
2067162484,281699nã⁵⁵ɕi⁵³soul / spiritQueyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC524.160
206718281409dʑu³⁵soul / spiritXumi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC524.200
379392281812tshu³⁵ghost / spiritnXumi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0669.170
206667281409tshu³⁵ghost / demonXumi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC523.200
3795922484,28?1806rnɐm ʃəssoul / spiritnrGyalrong (Maerkang)783.3.1rGyalrong1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0673.110
2067142484,28?1340rnɐm ʃəssoul / spiritrGyalrong783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC524.120
3319952484,28?1797rnɐm-ʃeʔsoulCaodeng783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun J 97 CaoJS-Caodeng0
3320162484,28?1797rnɐm-ʃeʔsspirit; soulCaodeng783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun J 97 CaoJS-Caodeng0
146412m,28401ʔə◦chunum. aux. applied to deities, pagodas, etc.Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB360