1.0 The Body > 1.1 Body Parts > 1.1.1 Body > 1.1.1.1 Flesh/Meat

#39 PTB *mey FLESH / MEAT / GAME ANIMAL

(*may⪤*mey); PNN *meːy (WTF 521).

rn	analysis	lgid	reflex	gloss	gfn	language	grpid	grpno	grp	genetic	citation	srcabbr	srcid	rn
131451	39	805	meh	meat		Kom Rem	72	1.2.4	“Old Kuki”	0	Toba 91 KRQ	T-KomRQ	1.11	0
2622	47,39	257	²the◦⁴muo	meat		Angami Naga	65	1.3.2	Angami-Pochuri Group	1	Weidert 87 TBTo	AW-TBT	91	1
2623	p,39	905	ka-mî	meat		Liangmei	64	1.3.3	Zeme Group	1	Weidert 87 TBTo	AW-TBT	91	0
234485	39,596	1348	məi◦g̯i	skin		Rongmei / Nruanghmei	64	1.3.3	Zeme Group	1	Matisoff 94 Rong	JAM-Rong		0
256904	39,m	1062	me◦sang	monkey (langur)		Mikir [Karbi]	14	1.5	Mikir [Karbi]	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
321762	39	350	mə́y	deer		Bodo	80	1.7.1.1	Bodo	1	Bhat 68 Boro	Bhat-Boro		0
2620	39	349	mɤiʔ	deer		Bodo	80	1.7.1.1	Bodo	1	Weidert 87 TBTo	AW-TBT	91	0
256034	39	531	mei	deer (generic)		Dimasa	80	1.7.1.1	Bodo	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
256056	39,m	531	mi◦shai	deer (barking)		Dimasa	80	1.7.1.1	Bodo	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
2619	39	1036	mɤiʔ	deer		Meche	80	1.7.1.1	Bodo	1	Weidert 87 TBTo	AW-TBT	91	0
2899	39,34	1036	mɤi◦saʔ	meat		Meche	80	1.7.1.1	Bodo	1	Weidert 87 TBTo	AW-TBT	140	2
4600	39,34	1036	mɤi◦saʔ	meat / flesh		Meche	80	1.7.1.1	Bodo	1	Weidert 87 TBTo	AW-TBT	289	0
2355	39,34	1036	mɤi◦saʔ	flesh-meat		Meche	80	1.7.1.1	Bodo	1	Weidert 87 TBTo	AW-TBT	41	0
503617	m,39,m	1987	hogori me◦si	barking deer, Muntiacus muntjac Zimmerman [As. sagoli pohu]	n	Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
503618	b,39,m	1987	hoha me◦si	Indian hare, Lepus nigricollis Cuvier (& Lepus sadiya Kloss) [As. soha pohu]	n	Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
503626	m,39,m	1987	hor me◦si	big deer, or sambar, Cervus unicolor Kerr [As. hor]	n	Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
503627	m,39,m	1987	horina me◦si	hog deer, spotted deer [As. horina pohu, phutaki pohu]		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
504036	39,m	1987	me-basi	fat [see sena]		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
504070	39,m	1987	mey◦ju	rhinoceros [see meysu]		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
504069	39,m	1987	mey◦su	rhinoceros, Rhinocerus unicornis L. [rare word] [meysu, meyju]		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
293958	39,m	514	me◦ang	elephant		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Brown 95	WBB-Deuri	65	0
294197	39,m	514	me◦ba	fat		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Brown 95	WBB-Deuri	70	0
504037	39,m	1987	me◦cã	otter, Lutra lutra L.		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
504040	39,m	1987	me◦cu	animal (on earth) [not čĩjã]		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
504042	39,m	1987	me◦go	lion (?, a rare word anyway)		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
504043	39,m	1987	me◦ja	wild pig, Sus scrofa L.		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
294091	39,m	514	me◦ja	pig (wild)		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Brown 95	WBB-Deuri	68	0
504052	39,m	1987	me◦õ	elephant [see meyõ] [meõ, meũ]		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
504053	39,m	1987	me◦pu	monitor lizard		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
504060	39,m	1987	me◦ru	ant-eating, striped quadruped		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
504061	39,2805	1987	me◦sa	tiger, Panthera tigris L.		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
294150	39,2805	514	me◦sa	tiger		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Brown 95	WBB-Deuri	69	0
293937	39,m	514	me◦shi	deer		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Brown 95	WBB-Deuri	65	0
504062	39,m	1987	me◦si	deer [see hor, horina hogori, hoha; the category mesi is now eqivalent to the As. "pohu" category]		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
294030	39,m	514	me◦suru	jackal		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Brown 95	WBB-Deuri	67	0
294083	39,m	514	me◦tsa	otter		Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Brown 95	WBB-Deuri	68	0
504066	39,m	1987	me◦tu	unidentified quadruped	n	Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
504068	39,m	1987	me◦yõ	Indian elephant, Elephas maximus L., wild or domestic [var. meũ, meõ]	n	Deori/Deuri	83	1.7.1.4	Deori	1	Jacquesson 05 Deuri	FJ-LD		0
78980	39	161	meːy	meat / flesh		*Northern Naga	12	1.7.2	Northern Naga/Konyakian	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
256909	m,39	429	ku◦mei	monkey (macaque)		Chang	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
256850	m,m,m,39	429	ku◦shuo-ku◦mei	monkey (generic)		Chang	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
78172	39,m	435	mei šou	monkey (generic)		Chang	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
256043	39,m	429	mei◦shi	deer (barking)		Chang	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
257136	39,m	429	mei◦shou	pig (wild)		Chang	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
78177	34,39	435	šu mei	meat / flesh		Chang	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
172292	39	807	mei	meat		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
255287	39	807	mei	animal		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
168907	39	807	mei	flesh		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
78170	39	809	mei	barking deer		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
78162	39	809	mei	animal, meat, flesh		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
78166	39,m	809	mei ñak	donkey		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
148725	39,m	809	mei nem	game (four footed); sago palm		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
77760	39,m	809	mei ñu	elephant		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	458	0
78171	39,m	809	mei ši	wild boar		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
78163	39,m	809	mei ši	barking deer		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
78168	39,m	809	mei šo	rotten		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
78295	39,m	809	mei šo	skin, leather		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	549	0
78165	39,m	809	mei yo	langur; squirrel		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
256595	39,m	807	mei-khep	hunt		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
257138	39,m	807	mei◦la	pig (wild)		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
248232	39,m	807	mei◦nem	rotten		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
256219	39,m	807	mei◦nyu	elephant		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
256046	39,m	807	mei◦shi	deer (barking)		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
243675	39,m	807	mei◦shi	kill	v	Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
172120	39,m	807	mei◦sho	leather		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
256896	39,m	807	mei◦yo	monkey (langur)		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
257442	39,m	807	mei◦yo	squirrel		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
256852	m,39	807	shi◦mei	monkey (generic)		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
171289	m,39,m	807	sho, mei◦sho	skin		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
78164	m,39	809	ši mei	monkey		Konyak	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
2356	39	810	mʌ́i	meat		Konyak (Tamlu)	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Weidert 87 TBTo	AW-TBT	41	0
488043	39,m	1978	mʌy³¹ʃi³¹	deer (barking)		Phom	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Burling 98 Phom	BP-PPWL		0
488051	39,m	1978	mʌy³¹ʃæŋ⁵⁵	monkey (macaque)		Phom	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Burling 98 Phom	BP-PPWL		0
171996	39	1628	mai	flesh		Wancho	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
256032	39	1628	mai	deer (generic)		Wancho	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
172308	39	1628	mai	meat		Wancho	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
78155	39	1632	mai	deer		Wancho	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
78154	39,s	1632	mai i	animal , meat, flesh		Wancho	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
78160	39,2483	1632	mai nak	ape, monkey		Wancho	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
256865	39,2483	1628	mai◦nak	monkey (generic)		Wancho	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
78161	39,2483	1632	me nak	monkey		Wancho	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	521	0
119420	39,m	1352	mí-lak	skin		Sak	40	1.7.3.2	Asakian	1	Matisoff 87 BP	JAM-Ety		0
119422	39,m	1352	mə-là³	skin		Sak	40	1.7.3.2	Asakian	1	Matisoff 87 BP	JAM-Ety		0
2617	39	442	maiʔ	meat		Chepang	28	2.4	Kham-Magar-Chepang	1	Weidert 87 TBTo	AW-TBT	91	0
115819	39	445	māyʔ	flesh; meat		Chepang	28	2.4	Kham-Magar-Chepang	1	Matisoff 87 BP	JAM-Ety		0
484923	39	1977	mayʔ	meat, food with meat in it, flesh, woody part of tree, gum on stick; prey, game, victim of demon (ext.)	n.	Chepang	28	2.4	Kham-Magar-Chepang	1	Caughley 00 Chepang	RC-DOC		0
63127	39	449	mayʔ	flesh		Chepang	28	2.4	Kham-Magar-Chepang	1	Caughley 72 CVoc	SIL-Chep	1.29	0
63529	39	449	mayʔ	meat		Chepang	28	2.4	Kham-Magar-Chepang	1	Caughley 72 CVoc	SIL-Chep	7.A.15	0
487953	39,m	1977	mayʔ hlyawʔ-	twitch (flesh)	vt.	Chepang	28	2.4	Kham-Magar-Chepang	1	Caughley 00 Chepang	RC-DOC		0
483950	39,m	1977	mayʔ pləwʔ-	have disease where flesh is twisted (cholera?)	vi.	Chepang	28	2.4	Kham-Magar-Chepang	1	Caughley 00 Chepang	RC-DOC		0
487137	39,m	1977	mayʔ srut-	twinge	vt.	Chepang	28	2.4	Kham-Magar-Chepang	1	Caughley 00 Chepang	RC-DOC		0
484927	39,m	1977	mayʔ.ʔo	snack (meat, pickle or chutney) taken along with beer, spirit	n.	Chepang	28	2.4	Kham-Magar-Chepang	1	Caughley 00 Chepang	RC-DOC		0
480299	39,34,m	1977	mayʔ/syaʔ gulh-	hunt	vt.	Chepang	28	2.4	Kham-Magar-Chepang	1	Caughley 00 Chepang	RC-DOC		0
127845	39	452	mayʔ	flesh / meat		Chepang (Eastern)	28	2.4	Kham-Magar-Chepang	1	Caughley 90 CheQ	RC-ChepQ	1.11	0

Chinese comparandum

麋 OC *mi̯ər, GSR #598f-g ‘a kind of deer’; Schuessler 2007:381 *mr(ə)i; B & S 2011: *(mˁij); Mand. mí.

Comment: Schuessler (ibid.) glosses 麋 as “Père David’s deer”, i.e. Laphurus davidianus, native to the subtropics of China.

脢 OC *mwəg, GSR #947m ‘meat on the sides of the spine’; Schuessler 2009:4-64m *mə̂(h); Mand. méi.

^ 1.

Angami ²the‑ sometimes reflects prefixal *s‑.

^ 2.

[Source note] lit. flesh-meat, cf. mʌ́i ‘meat’ in Tamlu-Konyak [Weidert 1987: 41].