1.0 The Body > 1.3 Mouth and Throat > 1.3.1 Mouth

#474 PTB *ak CRACK OPEN / MOUTH / CHIN

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

The Karenic languages have apparently substituted the homorganic velar nasal for ‑k.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
72054474182akcrack open, mouth*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC1060
69896474379agmouthBunan202.1.1Western Himalayish0Benedict 72 STCSTC1060
128191474378mouthBunan202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, S.R. 91 BuSBN-BunQ3.70
128203474,m378aʔ alcagape / open mouthvBunan202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, S.R. 91 BuSBN-BunQ3.7.150
1312674741005ǎmouthPattani [Manchati]202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, S.R. 91 MaSTP-ManQ3.70
131279474,m1005ǎ càŋziopen mouthvPattani [Manchati]202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, S.R. 91 MaSTP-ManQ3.7.150
181594741262à(h)mouth, beakPattani [Manchati]202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, D.D. 82 THDS-Patt0
114135474,3661568'ag-tʻsomchin-beardTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
114137474,m1568'og-rgyabeardTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
114136474,3661568'og-tʻsombeardTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
76271474,3661580ag-tshombeardTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Coblin 86WSC-SH900
20158474,3661561ɑg-tshombeardTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Chou 72ACST0
69646474,3661578ʔag-tshombeardTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Benedict 72 STCSTC730
69895474900ókopen (as door, mouth)v.Lepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Benedict 72 STCSTC1060
5056804741988ʔokopenv.Lepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Plaisier 07 LepchaHP-GL0
439680474406acrack open, gapeBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD 1
437185474406akcrack open ( less than WB a )v.Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
69897474409akcrack open, mouthBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC1060
69898p,474409ă◦akopening, gapBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC1060
4194734741822ɑk⁴split open / rendv.Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1500.260
5294884742038ɁaNᴬopen (the mouth)*Karen507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2080
5311034742044a⁵⁵-tha³³open (the mouth)Bwe507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2080
5308384742043Ɂɛ³³open (the mouth)Kayah507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2080
5305374742042Ɂaŋ⁵³open (the mouth)Kayan507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2080
5313874742045Ɂɔ⁵⁵open (the mouth)Kayaw507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2080
5302544742041Ɂan³¹¨open (the mouth)Pa-O (Southern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2080
5299864742040Ɂaŋ³¹¨open (the mouth)Pa-O (Northern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2080
1638734741233ɑŋ⁶open (mouth)v.Pa-O (Northern)507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBI.1480
309264474,4761235ʔàŋ phrɔ̂ŋopen mouthPa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
5325834742049Ɂɔ̃³¹¨open (the mouth)Pwo (Southern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2080
5317004742046Ɂɔ³³open (the mouth)Sgaw (Northern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2080

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Also glossed as “inside of mouth”. Possibly allofamic with ak, although a WB alternation between open a and ak is not attested elsewhere.