1.0 The Body > 1.2 Head and Face > 1.2.5 Face > 1.2.5.1 Forehead/Temples

#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

The oldest form of this root seems to begin with the velar nasal. This has developed into pre-glottalized ʔ‑n in Lolo-Burmese.

This etymon appears to be an allofam of #2017 PTB *ŋar TOPKNOT / FOREPART / FRONT SIDE, #1192 PTB *r‑ŋwa‑l FACE / FRONT, and #2525 PTB *s‑ŋa BEFORE / FRONT.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
21892356,3591078ɲik-tukforeheadMiri, Hill731.1.1.1Western Tani1Simon 76 MiriIMS-HMLG0
165251p,356,11331471a◦nga◦tokbrainTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
114580p,356,11331472ā◦ŋa◦tokbrainTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
7027p,356,11331469¹ə¹ŋə²tokbrainTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT10340
525882m,356,11332025kuj-ŋə-tokbrainUkhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
451524356,2024,m1964nə◦phú◦jaforeheadSak401.7.3.2Asakian1Huziwara 08 SakHK-Sak2 2
48328356171ᴬŋoforehead*TGTM232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78500
175796356172ᴬŋoforehead*TGTM232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis2090
127550356436ɦõforehead / browChantyal232.1.4Tamangish1Noonan 92NPB-ChanQ3.20
115982356602ngohforeheadGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
48143356603³ŋoforeheadGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78500
175795356600³ŋoforeheadGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis2090
64685356604ŋohforeheadGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Glover 72 GuVoSIL-Gur2.A.180
79753356,2025999ngo³ graŋ²foreheadManang (Gyaru)232.1.4Tamangish1Nagano 84 ManYN-Man0020
20606356,20251002²ŋo◦kroŋforeheadManang (Prakaa)232.1.4Tamangish1Hoshi 84HM-Prak00030
481373561454³ŋoforeheadTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78500
1262043561455³ŋoforeheadnTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 91 TamQMM-TamRisQ3.20
1757893561456³ŋoforeheadTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis2090
1159843561459ngohforeheadTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
481383561461³ŋoforeheadTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78500
1757903561462³ŋoforeheadTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis2090
1230293561464ŋohforeheadTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Taylor 72 TmVoSIL-Sahu2.180
481393561466³ŋoforeheadTamang (Taglung)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78500
1757913561467³ŋoforeheadTamang (Taglung)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis2090
1757933561524²¹ŋoʱforeheadThakali (Marpha)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis2090
481413561523³ŋoforeheadThakali (Marpha)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78500
481423561525³ŋoforeheadThakali (Syang)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78500
1757943561526ᴸŋoforeheadThakali (Syang)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis2090
1159853561527ngohforeheadThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1159863561527nhohforeheadThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
481403561529³ŋoforeheadThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78500
1757923561530³ŋoforeheadThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis2090
675843561531ŋohforeheadThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak2.A.180
43507356,3541617ŋai¹³ mẽ³³foreheadTujia (Southern)415Tujia1Tian 86JZ-Tujia0
127308356,3541612ŋɯe²¹ mĩ²¹forehead / browTujia415Tujia1Chen 86 TuMQCK-TujMQ3.20
38402356,358204ŋă³¹ tha³⁵foreheadAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 85 AcJZJZ-Achang0
348967356,3581824ŋă³¹tha³⁵foreheadnAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.280
191862356,358200ŋă³¹tha³⁵foreheadAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.410
38396356,m204ȵɔʔ⁵⁵ pat³⁵cockscombAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 85 AcJZJZ-Achang0
360496356,m1824ȵɔʔ⁵⁵pat³⁵cockscombnAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0297.280
38684356,392207ȵɛ⁵¹ laŋ⁵¹foreheadAchang (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 85 AcJZJZ-Achang0
17480356,m209n̥a³¹ pap³⁵cockscombAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 XianDQ-Xiandao3460
360497356,m1825n̥a³¹pap³⁵cockscombnAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0297.290
17358356,358209ŋ̊a³¹ ta³⁵foreheadAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 XianDQ-Xiandao990
348968356,3581825ŋ̊o³¹ta³⁵foreheadnAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.290
13116356,392370ŋə̆³¹ lɔ̃³¹foreheadBola446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 BolaDQ-Bola990
348971356,3921829ŋə̆³¹lɔ̃³¹foreheadnBola (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.320
348966356,20241823nɑ⁵³phu⁵⁵foreheadnBurmese (Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.270
191887356,20241428nɑ⁵³phu⁵⁵foreheadBurmese (Spoken Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.400
165706356,2024392na◦phu:foreheadBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
115972356,2024396nə◦phûforeheadBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
348965356,20241822nɑ¹phu³foreheadnBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.260
191861356,2024411nɑ¹phu³foreheadBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.390
348970356,3921828ŋa³⁵lɔ̃³¹foreheadnLangsu (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.310
15455356,392886ŋə̌⁵⁵ laŋ⁵⁵forehead / browLashi446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LashDQ-Lashi3.20
348972356,3921830ŋə̆⁵⁵laŋ⁵⁵foreheadnLeqi (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.330
452482356,2024,m1965nə◦phú◦jaforeheadMarma446.1.1Burmish1Huziwara 08 SakHK-Sak20
15201356,3921024ŋa³⁵ lɔ̃³¹forehead / browMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LangDQ-Langsu3.20
191863356,3921034ŋa³⁵lɔ̃³¹foreheadMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.430
44037356,3921686ŋĕ²¹ laŋ²¹foreheadAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Xu 84 ZaiwaJZ-Zaiwa0
348969356,3921827ŋĕ²¹laŋ²¹foreheadnAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.300
191888356,3921693ŋĕ²¹laŋ²¹foreheadAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.420
15706356,m958ŋɤ̱³¹ kɒ⁴⁴forehead / browLolopho456.1.2Loloish1Dai 89 LoloDQ-Lolopho3.20
13746356,m584nao³¹ mɛ³²³forehead / browGazhuo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 GazhDQ-Gazhuo3.20
348986356,m1845nao³¹mɛ³²³foreheadnGazhuo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.470
9298356,m878ʔno²¹ tsɿ³³forehead / browLalo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ3.20
296292356,2024,m904ŋɤ²¹phu²¹tsi̱³³foreheadLipho466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ3.20
9488385,3561148o³³ ȵe̱⁵⁵forehead / browNasu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ3.20
284227356,m1193ŋu²¹thɤ²¹foreheadNoesu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ3.20
283553356,m1194ȵi⁵⁵thi³³foreheadNosu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ3.20
42481356,2024,371,m1219nu̱³¹ pʰi⁵⁵ dõ³⁵ ɑ⁵⁵foreheadNusu (Northern)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun J 86 NusuJZ-Nusu0
16197356,2025,3581216n̥a⁵⁵ goŋ⁵⁵ ti³⁵foreheadNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 NusBDQ-NusuB99.0
15943356,2025,3581218n̥a⁵⁵ gõ⁵⁵ ti³⁵foreheadNusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 NusADQ-NusuA99.0
348973356,2025,3581831n̥a⁵⁵goŋ⁵⁵ti³¹foreheadnNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.340
42623356,2025,3581217ɬɑ³¹ gɑ̃⁵⁵ ti̱³⁵foreheadNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun J 86 NusuJZ-Nusu0
191864356,2025,3581215ɬɑ³¹gɑ̃⁵⁵ti̱³⁵foreheadNusu (Bijiang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.450
43644356,20241656na³³ bo²¹foreheadYi (Dafang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 85 YiJZJZ-Yi0
191878356,20241658na³³bo²¹foreheadYi (Dafang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.220
460964356,m1962n̥a³³ka⁵⁵foreheadYi (Liangshan)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Ma 08 YiSIL-Nuosuindex0
463037356,m1962ȵi⁵⁵thi³³foreheadYi (Liangshan)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Ma 08 YiSIL-Nuosuindex0
191854356,20241662ni⁵⁵phu³³foreheadYi (Mile)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.250
191880356,m1663ŋu̱³³tɕi⁵⁵foreheadYi (Mojiang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.260
348976356,m,m1834ŋə̱²¹bə²¹di³³foreheadnYi (Nanhua)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.370
191879356,2024,m1664ŋɯ̱³³phi³³di⁵⁵foreheadYi (Nanhua)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.240
43775356,3711665no²¹ tʰo³³foreheadYi (Nanjian)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 85 YiJZJZ-Yi0
191853356,3711666no²¹tho³³foreheadYi (Nanjian)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.230
348975356,m1833ʔno²¹tsɿ³³foreheadnYi (Weishan)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.360
348977m,3561835u³³ȵe̱⁵⁵foreheadnYi (Wuding)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.380
43917356,3581669ȵi⁵⁵ tʰi³³foreheadYi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 85 YiJZJZ-Yi0
9972356,3581667ȵi⁵⁵-tʰi³³foreheadYi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 79 YiChCSL-YIzd0
348974356,3581832ȵi⁵⁵thi³³foreheadnYi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.350
191852356,3581670ȵi⁵⁵thi³³foreheadYi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.210
47311356,2024216ni⁵⁵ pʻu²²forehead / browAhi476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Luo 90LMZ-AhiQ3.20
284018356,2024210ni⁵⁵phu²²foreheadAhi476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ3.20
360512356,m,m1842nə⁴⁴mo⁴²lo⁴²cockscombnJinuo476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0297.440
191884356,358696nɯ³³thɯ³³foreheadJinuo476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.340
40949356,2026699nɑ⁵⁵ kʰɑ¹³foreheadJinuo (Buyuan)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Gai 86JZ-Jinuo0
301747356,2026699nɑ⁵⁵khɑ¹³foreheadnJinuo (Buyuan)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Gai 86JZ-Jinuo0
348983356,3581842nɤ³³thə⁵⁵foreheadnJinuo476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.440
14173356,358698nɤ⁴⁴ tʰɤ⁴⁴foreheadJinuo (Baya/Banai)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinADQ-JinA1020
14294356,m,m698nʌ⁴⁴ mo³¹cockscombJinuo (Baya/Banai)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinADQ-JinA3690
14537356,m,m697n̥o⁴⁴ mu³¹ lu³¹cockscombJinuo (Baka)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinBDQ-JinB3690
40989356,m,m700n̥ɔ⁴⁴ mo⁴² lo⁴²cockscombJinuo (Youle)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Gai 86JZ-Jinuo0
40996356,358700n̥ə³³ tʰə⁵⁵foreheadJinuo (Youle)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Gai 86JZ-Jinuo0
14464356,358697n̥ɤ³¹ tʰɤ⁵⁵foreheadJinuo (Baka)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinBDQ-JinB1020
476530356,2026,2761969na55 ka31 phv33foreheadKucong476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 09 KucongDC-Kucong0
348982356,2026,2761841nɑ¹¹qɑ²¹pɯ³³foreheadnLahu (Lancang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.430
3605111606,356,20141841ɣɑ⁵⁴nɑ¹¹dzi³³cockscombnLahu (Lancang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0297.430
5326991606,356,2014831g̈âʔ-nā-jɨcockscombnLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DL11210
115973356832foreheadLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
115974356,2026,276832nā-qā-pɨforeheadLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
41492356,2026,276850na³¹ qa³¹ pɯ³³foreheadLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
191858356,2026,276851nᴀ³¹qᴀ²¹pə³³foreheadLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.330
414861606,356,2014850ɣaʔ⁵⁴ na³¹ bzɿ³³cockscombLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
41645356,2026,276856na³¹ qa³¹ pɯ³³foreheadLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
416401606,356,2014856ɣaʔ⁵⁴ na³¹ dzɿ³³cockscombLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
278016356,2026,m946mja³³ka³³my³³browLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
115975356,1212925nga⁶-hchi³foreheadLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
285367356,1212943nga⁶-hchi³foreheadLisu (Central)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Fraser 22JF-HLL0
278693356946ŋɯʔ²¹nod; N in compounds for foreheadVLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
278696356,m946ŋɯʔ²¹læ³⁵high foreheadLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
278694356,m946ŋɯʔ²¹tɔ³³protruding foreheadLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
278697356,1212946ŋɯʔ²¹tɕhi³³foreheadLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
348979356,12121838ŋɯ̱³¹tɕhi̱³³foreheadnLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.400
41796356,1212947ŋɯ̱⁴² tʃʰi̱⁴⁴foreheadLisu (Nujiang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Xu 86 LisuJZ-Lisu0
191855356,1212942ŋɯ⁴¹tʃhi³³foreheadLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.270
115976356,2025229naˇ kʻawˇforeheadAkha486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
115977356,2025,2025229naˇ kʻawˇ kʻawˇforeheadAkha486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
40507356,358629ȵu³¹ tʰe ⁵⁵foreheadHani (Dazhai)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
191857356,358510ȵu³¹the⁵⁵foreheadHani (Dazhai)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.310
348980356,3581839ȵu³¹the⁵⁵foreheadnHani (Lüchun)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.410
40365356,2025628nɔ³¹ kʰɔ³¹foreheadHani (Caiyuan)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
191882356,2025418nɔ̱³¹khɔ̱³¹foreheadHani (Caiyuan)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.300
40664356,2025630na⁵⁵ xɔ⁵⁵foreheadHani (Gelanghe)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
40805356,358634nɔ⁵⁵ tɯ⁵⁵foreheadHani (Shuikui)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
191883356,3581416nɔ⁵⁵tɯ⁵⁵foreheadHani (Shuikui)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.320
348981356,3581840nɔ⁵⁵tɯ⁵⁵foreheadnHani (Mojiang)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.420
435537356,3581120n²thɤ⁶foreheadMpi486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Srinuan 76SD-MPD0
150054356,2761362ȵi³¹ phu³¹foreheadSangkong486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 91 SangLYS-Sangkon0
172860356,20251618nɔ khɔ̌ŋforehead / browUgong486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley 93 UgoDB-Ugong3.20
518057356,m2016nɑ³³qʰɛ̠²³foreheadPhola756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL2500
5179711606,m,3562016ɣɑ³³ʣɔ³¹nɑ⁵⁵cockscombPhola756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL1660
521548m,m,3562019hɛ²¹ʣɯ²¹nə³³cockscombHlepho Phowa756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL1660
521638356,2762019n̩²¹pə⁵⁵foreheadHlepho Phowa756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL2500
519224356,2762017ȵi⁵⁵pə³³foreheadPhuza756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL2500
38819356,358,m310ŋɑ̱⁴⁴ te̱⁴⁴ pẽ̱ʴ²¹foreheadBai (Bijiang)518Bai1Xu 84 BaiJZ-Bai0
191860356,358,m311ŋɑ⁴⁴te⁴⁴peʴ²¹foreheadBai (Bijiang)518Bai1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.370
326043356,358,m1793ngoe tɛ tö 827foreheadBai (Dali)518Bai1Dell 81Dell-Bai2880
191859356,358,m314ŋeʴ⁴⁴te⁴⁴tɯ²¹foreheadBai (Dali)518Bai1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.350
38954356,358,m313ŋe̱ʴ⁴⁴ te̱⁴⁴ tɯ̱²¹foreheadBai (Dali)518Bai1Xu 84 BaiJZ-Bai0
348987356,3581846ŋa̱³³te̱³³foreheadnBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0077.480
80577356,358,m309ŋæ̱̃⁴⁴ te̱⁴⁴ «kʰui⁵⁵»forehead / browBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Zhao 90ZYS-Bai3.20
39086356,358316ŋɛ̱⁴⁴ te̱⁴⁴foreheadBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Xu 84 BaiJZ-Bai0
191885356,358317ŋɛ⁴⁴te⁴⁴foreheadBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC233.360

Chinese comparandum

頟/額 OC *nglɑ̆k, GSR #766j’ ‘forehead’; Schuessler 2007:552 *ŋrâk; Mand. é.


^ 1.
The Loloish glottal prefix is reflected directly by Lalo and Yi (Weishan), and indirectly by the very low tone in Lahu , and by the voiceless nasals in Nusu (Central) and Jinuo.
^ 2.
This is a borrowing from Marma (Arakanese) nəphúja.