1.0 The Body > 1.9 Reproductive System > 1.9.2 Birth

#4135 PTB *pay CARRY (close to the body) / BE PREGNANT

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root is well established in Kuki-Chin and Jingpho-Asakian.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
5001664135,41351920paay ⪤ pooyCONCEIVE / CARRY (close to the body)*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1350
4421634135,41351926páay-|I, pày-|IIcarry something on the side of the bodyThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1350
44216241351925paːi²conceive, to carry something on one's body covered by something (e.g. carry in a pocket or under the shirt)vTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1350
31487841351778paːi¹conceive; carry something on one's body covered byvTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB13500
4421594135,4135,4135,41351947pâay ⪤ pôoy-|I, pǎay ⪤ pǒoy-|IIconceive, be pregnant (i.e. carry child)vLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1350
4421604135,41351923páay-|I pàay-|IIconceive, carry (close to body)Lai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1350
44216141351924pǎiconceive, to have in one's inside or below the skinvLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1350
31613941351779paiconceive; have one's inside or below the skinvLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB27620
3344734135679phai³³carry on shoulderJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Liu 84JZ-Jingpo0
41815741351814phai³³shoulderv.Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1473.190
42694941351814phai³³lift up / carryv.Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1659.190
42777241351814phai³³carry (sthg.) with a pole on tv.Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1676.190
2102254135690phai³³carry on shoulderJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC593.470
1643674135566pʻe²carry on shoulderv.Ganan401.7.3.2Asakian1Luce 85GHL-PPBL.2590
1643684135720pʻɛ³carry on shoulderv.Kadu (Kantu)401.7.3.2Asakian1Luce 85GHL-PPBL.2590
45203341351964phécarry on shoulderSak401.7.3.2Asakian1Huziwara 08 SakHK-Sak207-10
16436941351354pʻe³carry on shoulderv.Sak (Bawtala)401.7.3.2Asakian1Luce 85GHL-PPBL.2590
16436641351354pʻe¹carry on shoulderv.Sak (Bawtala)401.7.3.2Asakian1Luce 85GHL-PPBL.2590