6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.3 Friction

#4819 PTB *s-nwat MOP / RUB / WIPE

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

There are three similar roots in this semantic area, all possibly related. Cf. #4903 PTB *hnuay RUB / CRUMPLE / TWIST and #2512 PTB *s‑nu(l/r) RUB AGAINST / GRAZE / TOUCH.

There is a very similar Tai root hnuat (cf. Siamese nùat ‘rub, massage’), which looks as if it has some sort of contact relationship with the present root.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
2833414819173not²rub (skin)v*Tani51.1.1Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST3320
1611294819,m286nu-kʰrjawipeApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1741614819333nurub (skin)vBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1582734819,m334nuː-ñakrub (skin)Bengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1741624819360nuːrub (skin)vBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1582744819365nuːrub (to soften skin)vBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
2127774819368nuːrub (to soften animal skin)Bokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC643.510
17416348191253notrub (skin)vPadam-Mishing [Abor-Miri]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
5008504819,48191920noot ⪤ hnootMOP / RUB / WIPE*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8190
4455894819,m1927nawt hīwipeSizang681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8190
4455884819,48191926nôot-|I, nòot-|IImop, rubThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8190
44558748191925noːt¹mop, rubTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8190
31475048191778noːt¹rub; mopvTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB12430
17081248191597noːt¹rub, mopTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 94 TCVPB-TCV0
4455854819,48191923hnôot-|I, hnòot-|IImop, rub, wipeLai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8190
4455844819,48191947hnoot-|I, hnoʔ-|IImop, rub, wipeLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8190
2530414819976nâwtwipevLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
31610548191779nawtrub; scourvLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB27050
4455864819,48191924nâwt-|I, nàwh-|IIrub, to rub againstvLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8190
2483304819976nwatrubvLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2127754819690nut³¹rub (to soften animal skin)Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC643.470
48333948191977nut-rub off between two hands (fur of peaches, etc.)vt.Chepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 00 ChepangRC-DOC0
48347448191977nyut-rub surfaces together, rub with fingers (to remove husk, fur of peach, etc.)vt.Chepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 00 ChepangRC-DOC0
30970248191235nòtrub, massagePa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0