1.0 The Body > 1.9 Reproductive System > 1.9.1 Egg
#3438 PTB *(r/l)um EGG |
This root is attested in the NE Indian Areal Group, Nungish, and perhaps Qiangic, as well as in Himalayish (Hayu, Tshona). The proto-initial seems to have been *r‑, though some reflexes have l‑. It is possible that there is a connection with *s‑lum or *z‑lum ‘round’ (STC #143).
rn | analysis | lgid | reflex | gloss | gfn | language | grpid | grpno | grp | genetic | citation | srcabbr | srcid | rn |
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188680 | m,3438 | 1431 | mə³³ri³³ | egg | Sulung [Puroik] | 4 | 1.1 | “North Assam” | 0 | Sun H 91 ZMYY | ZMYYC | 170.52 | 0 | |
220045 | 3438 | 1431 | ri³³ | lay (egg) | Sulung [Puroik] | 4 | 1.1 | “North Assam” | 0 | Sun H 91 ZMYY | ZMYYC | 785.52 | 0 | |
171924 | p,1606,3438 | 790 | a◦roi◦ghum | egg | Khoirao | 64 | 1.3.3 | Zeme Group | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
10681 | m,3438 | 1040 | mə◦rum | egg (of animal) | Meithei | 13 | 1.4 | Meithei | 1 | Singh 91 MeiQ | CYS-Meithei | 10.4.16 | 1 | |
171947 | m,3438 | 1041 | ye◦rum | egg | Meithei | 13 | 1.4 | Meithei | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
39513 | 1110,3438 | 1093 | kʰɑ⁵⁵ lum⁵⁵ | egg | Tshona (Wenlang) | 22 | 2.1.2 | Bodic | 1 | Lu 86 CuoM | JZ-CNMenba | 0 | ||
188657 | 1110,3438 | 1092 | khAʔ⁵³lum⁵³ | egg | Tshona (Mama) | 22 | 2.1.2 | Bodic | 1 | Sun H 91 ZMYY | ZMYYC | 170.6 | 0 | |
41974 | 1110,3438 | 1090 | kʰᴀʔ⁵³ lum⁵³ | egg | Tshona (Mama) | 22 | 2.1.2 | Bodic | 1 | Sun H 80 MLD | SLZO-MLD | 0 | ||
129992 | 1600,3438 | 1146 | ɦɛ̱⁵⁵ɣo⁵⁵ | egg (of animal) | Namuyi | 34 | 3.2 | Qiangic | 1 | Sun H 91 NamQ | SHK-NamuQ | 10.4.16 | 0 | |
188638 | 1600,3438 | 1147 | ɦɛ̱⁵⁵ɣo⁵⁵ | egg | Namuyi | 34 | 3.2 | Qiangic | 1 | Sun H 91 ZMYY | ZMYYC | 170.19 | 0 | |
131014 | 1606,3438 | 1408 | rɛ³³ ʁo³⁵ | egg | Xumi | 34 | 3.2 | Qiangic | 1 | Sun H 91 ShiQ | SHK-ShixQ | 0 | ||
188664 | 1606,3438 | 1409 | rɛ³³ʁo³⁵ | egg | Xumi | 34 | 3.2 | Qiangic | 1 | Sun H 91 ZMYY | ZMYYC | 170.20 | 0 | |
368065 | 3438 | 1817 | lim⁵⁵ | egg | n | Nung | 38 | 4 | Nungic | 1 | Huang and Dai 92 TBL | TBL | 0450.21 | 0 |
188676 | 3438 | 269 | lim⁵⁵ | egg | Anong | 38 | 4 | Nungic | 1 | Sun H 91 ZMYY | ZMYYC | 170.44 | 0 | |
501943 | 3438 | 1982 | lɯm³¹ | egg | Rawang | 38 | 4 | Nungic | 1 | LaPolla 03 | RJL-Rawang | 529 | 0 | |
188677 | 1110,3438 | 537 | kɑ⁵⁵lɯ̆m⁵³ | egg | Trung [Dulong] | 38 | 4 | Nungic | 1 | Sun H 91 ZMYY | ZMYYC | 170.46 | 0 | |
368064 | m,3438 | 1816 | ɑŋ³¹lɯm⁵³ | egg | n | Dulong | 38 | 4 | Nungic | 1 | Huang and Dai 92 TBL | TBL | 0450.20 | 0 |
40003 | 1110,3438 | 538 | kɑ⁵⁵ lɯ̆m⁵³ | egg | Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe) | 38 | 4 | Nungic | 1 | Sun H 82 Dul | JZ-Dulong | 0 | ||
40209 | 1110,3438 | 540 | kʰɑ³¹ lɯ̆m⁵³ | egg | Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang) | 38 | 4 | Nungic | 1 | Sun H 82 Dul | JZ-Dulong | 0 | ||
455498 | p,3438 | 1966 | a1lie1 | egg | n. | Tujia (Northern) | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Brassett 04 Tujia | PCB-Tujia | 0 | |
127426 | p,3438 | 1612 | a²¹le⁵⁵ | egg (of animal) | Tujia | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Chen 86 TuMQ | CK-TujMQ | 10.4.16 | 0 | |
454025 | p,3438 | 1967 | a¹lie¹ | egg | Tujia (Northern) | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Brassett 06 Tujia | BBL-TL | 3.2 | 0 | |
43350 | p,3438 | 1616 | a⁵⁵ le⁵⁵ | egg | Tujia (Northern) | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Tian 86 | JZ-Tujia | 0 | ||
127281 | p,3438 | 1611 | a⁵⁵le⁵⁵ | egg (of animal) | Tujia | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Chen 86 TuBQ | CK-TujBQ | 10.4.16 | 0 | |
368093 | p,3438 | 1847 | a⁵⁵lie⁵⁵ | egg | n | Tujia | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Huang and Dai 92 TBL | TBL | 0450.49 | 0 |
188673 | p,3438 | 1615 | a⁵⁵lie⁵⁵ | egg | Tujia | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Sun H 91 ZMYY | ZMYYC | 170.38 | 0 | |
457498 | 1606,3438 | 1966 | ra3lie3 | hen's egg | n. | Tujia (Northern) | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Brassett 04 Tujia | PCB-Tujia | 0 | |
454046 | 1606,3438 | 1967 | ra³lie³ | egg | Tujia (Northern) | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Brassett 06 Tujia | BBL-TL | 3.2 | 0 | |
457592 | m,3438 | 1966 | sa4lie1 | duck's egg | n. | Tujia (Northern) | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Brassett 04 Tujia | PCB-Tujia | 0 | |
454054 | m,3438 | 1967 | sa⁴lie¹ | duck's egg | Tujia (Northern) | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Brassett 06 Tujia | BBL-TL | 3.2 | 0 | |
457752 | m,m,p,3438 | 1966 | si1si1a1lie1 | nit (louse egg) | n. | Tujia (Northern) | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Brassett 04 Tujia | PCB-Tujia | 0 | |
453606 | m,m,p,3438 | 1967 | si¹si¹a¹lie¹ | nit (louse egg) | Tujia (Northern) | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Brassett 06 Tujia | BBL-TL | 1.3 | 0 | |
43498 | p,3438 | 1617 | ʔa²¹ le⁵⁵ | egg | Tujia (Southern) | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Tian 86 | JZ-Tujia | 0 | ||
169315 | 3438 | 481 | lwɑ̂n/|luɑ̂n: | egg | Chinese (Old/Mid) | 53 | 9.0.1 | Old Chinese | 0 | Karlgren 57 GSR | GSR | 179a | 0 | |
295268 | 3438 | 471 | C-|ronʔ | egg | Chinese (Old) | 53 | 9.0.1 | Old Chinese | 0 | Baxter 92 | WHB-OC | 949 | 0 | |
294895 | 3438 | 471 | g-|ronʔ | egg | Chinese (Old) | 53 | 9.0.1 | Old Chinese | 0 | Baxter 92 | WHB-OC | 557 | 0 | |
169811 | 3438 | 1007 | luɑ̌n | egg | Chinese (Mandarin) | 55 | 9.0.3 | Modern Chinese | 0 | Karlgren 57 GSR | GSR | 179a | 0 |
卵 OC *lwɑ̂n, GSR #179a ‘egg; testicle’; Li 1971: *luanx; Baxter 1992 #557: *g‑ronʔ; Mand. luǎn.
In Baxter’s system, MC l‑ is always derived from OC *C‑r‑, that is, an initial r with a prefixed consonant (to be distinguished from *Cr‑ in which r functions as a medial). In other systems, MC l‑ may descend from simple initial *r‑. Baxter 1992 gives two separate reconstructions for this word: *g‑ronʔ (#557) and *C‑ronʔ (#949, with *C unspecified). There is some reason to suppose that if the prefix *C‑ is to be reconstructed it would be a velar (Baxter 1992:387).
The correspondence between PTB *r‑ and Middle Chinese l‑ is well-attested. Although both the Chinese and PTB forms have a rounded vowel and a nasal final, the correspondences are problematic. No generally accepted OC/PTB cognates show an *‑n/*‑m correspondence. OC *ua (Li 1971) / *o (Baxter 1992) generally corresponds to PTB *o, not *u; for example, 脫 OC *hluat ‘remove’ (Li 1971); PTB *hlot; Mand. tuō. We would expect PTB rhyme *‑um to correspond to OC *‑əm (Li 1971); see examples in Gong 1995.
Gong 1995 #41 compares Chinese 卵, which he reconstructs *ruanx, with Written Tibetan sro‑ma ‘nit’ (see #1172 PTB *s‑row EGG / NIT, below), following Benedict 1976:190 (“Sino-Tibetan: another look”). Schuessler 2007:369 makes the same comparison, citing PTB *(s‑)rwa rather than *s‑row. For this comparison to hold, a nominalizing *‑n suffix must be posited for the Chinese form (Schuessler 2007:74-75).
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