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#50 PTB *bu(r) FAT / FATTY (MEAT)

The final ‑r in this root is so far only attested in Nungic and Tangkhulic. The reconstruction of the rhyme needs further evaluation. In particular, some of the forms with open syllables might be better assigned to #163 PTB *s‑bʷa(m/p) SWELL / SWOLLEN / FAT / THICK / ROUNDED PART / MOUNTAIN, HILL.

Note the striking similarity of the Dulong form to Karlgren’s OC reconstruction bʼi̯wər.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
3548550,m,48659pu◦ka◦cifatIdu61.1.2Deng1Pulu 78JP-Idu0
526714p,502025ʔa-pʰurbelly fatUkhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
5566350,163803bɔ-pʰamfatKokborok801.7.1.1Bodo1Tripuri 88PT-Kok0
7795760,50435ha bufat (adj. and n.), greaseChang851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN4850
12774650,42436bo◦chafatChantyal232.1.4Tamangish1Noonan 92NPB-ChanQ8.30
127747b,m,50,42436ənnara-ye bo◦chofat around intestines / omentumChantyal232.1.4Tamangish1Noonan 92NPB-ChanQ8.3.10
130559p,50,42617tə◦pu◦tʃəmfat around intestines / omentumrGyalrong (Northern)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNQSHK-rGNQ8.3.10
397760501816bɯɹ⁵³fatDulong384Nungic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1024.200
397811501816bɯɹ⁵³fat (pig)Dulong384Nungic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1025.200
22330650537bɯ̆ʴ⁵³fat (of people)Trung [Dulong]384Nungic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC849.460
4017950538bɯ̆ɹ⁵³fat (person)Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
4033550540bŭɹ⁵⁵fat (person)Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
4033650,34540bŭɹ⁵⁵ ɕɑ⁵⁵fat (meat)Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
10181m,501667ɣo³⁴-pu³³fatYi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 79 YiChCSL-YIzd0
9990m,501667ɣo³⁴-pu³³fat, corpulentYi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 79 YiChCSL-YIzd0
44009m,501669ɣo⁴⁴ pu³³fat (person)Yi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 85 YiJZJZ-Yi0
1432850698pʌ⁵⁵fat (person)Jinuo (Baya/Banai)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinADQ-JinA14720
1432950698pʌ⁵⁵fat (pig)Jinuo (Baya/Banai)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinADQ-JinA14730
1456250697pʌ⁵⁵fat (person)Jinuo (Baka)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinBDQ-JinB14720
4092534,50,50634ʃɔ³¹ pv̩⁵⁵ pv̩⁵⁵fatty (of meat)Hani (Shuikui)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
22335034,501416ʃɔ³¹pv̩⁵⁵fat (meat)Hani (Shuikui)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC850.320
1668550,163,m,m1285bŏ◦puɑn⁵⁵ biɑ¹¹ jɑu³³fatCôông [Phunoi]486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley xx PhuDB-Phunoi0
1503050746bɔ̱³¹fatKaren (Sgaw/Hinthada)507Karenic1Dai 89 KarBDQ-KarenB14720
1503250746bɔ̱³¹fat (pig)Karen (Sgaw/Hinthada)507Karenic1Dai 89 KarBDQ-KarenB14730
1503150,50746bɔ̱³¹ bɔ̱³¹fatKaren (Sgaw/Hinthada)507Karenic1Dai 89 KarBDQ-KarenB1472.10
1478150747bɔ̱³¹fat (person)Karen (Sgaw/Yue)507Karenic1Dai 89 KarADQ-KarenA14720
1478250747bɔ̱³¹fat (pig)Karen (Sgaw/Yue)507Karenic1Dai 89 KarADQ-KarenA14730

Chinese comparandum

肥 OC *bʼi̯wər, GSR #582a ‘fat, fertile (soil)’; B & S 2011: *bər {[b][ə]r}; Mand. féi.