STEDT Etymon #549
10.0 Grammatical Words > 10.4 Affixes > 10.4.1 Nominal > 10.4.1.3 Diminutivizer, intensifier, etc.
#549 PTB *ya DIMINUTIVE |
This root, discussed in detail in JAM 1995 “Sino-Tibetan palatal suffixes revisited”, appears in reduced form as ‑i or ‑y in a large number of etymologies. See also HPTB:482-489.
The high-rising tone of Lahu ɛ́ ‘baby, child’ is evidence for a final stop at the Proto-Loloish level, which motivates Bradley’s reconstruction of PL *s‑yakL.
For a similar though distinct root, see #2806 PTB *z(y)əy LITTLE / SMALL / TINY.
| rn | analysis | lgid | reflex | gloss | gfn | language | grpid | grpno | grp | genetic | citation | srcabbr | srcid | rn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516119 | 549 | 2012 | ya | diminutive | *Tibeto-Burman | 2 | 0.1 | Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions) | 0 | Matisoff 03 HPTB | JAM-HPTB | 482 | 0 | |
| 494454 | 549 | 1979 | -yaa | small | adj:mono. | Galo | 73 | 1.1.1.1 | Western Tani | 1 | Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09 | GLDC-GED | 0 | |
| 495230 | 549,m | 1979 | -yaa...-caa | tiny | adjs:rcom. | Galo | 73 | 1.1.1.1 | Western Tani | 1 | Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09 | GLDC-GED | 0 | |
| 494459 | p,549 | 1979 | a◦yaa | small | adj. | Galo | 73 | 1.1.1.1 | Western Tani | 1 | Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09 | GLDC-GED | 0 | |
| 341977 | 549,549 | 1800 | a:-◦a: | small | Darang [Taraon] | 6 | 1.1.2 | Deng | 1 | Anonymous xx Tar | NEFA-Taraon | 0 | ||
| 341978 | m,549 | 1800 | hu:i-a: | bamboo (small) | Darang [Taraon] | 6 | 1.1.2 | Deng | 1 | Anonymous xx Tar | NEFA-Taraon | 0 | ||
| 339718 | m,549 | 1800 | hui-a: | bamboo (small) | Darang [Taraon] | 6 | 1.1.2 | Deng | 1 | Anonymous xx Tar | NEFA-Taraon | 0 | ||
| 342278 | m,2658,549 | 1800 | ma:◦sa:ng-a: | tree (small) | Darang [Taraon] | 6 | 1.1.2 | Deng | 1 | Anonymous xx Tar | NEFA-Taraon | 0 | ||
| 341979 | m,m,549 | 1800 | ta:◦nyu-a: | basket (small, for women) | Darang [Taraon] | 6 | 1.1.2 | Deng | 1 | Anonymous xx Tar | NEFA-Taraon | 0 | ||
| 394821 | 549,549 | 1818 | ɑ⁵³ɑ⁵⁵ | thin (in diameter) / fine / tiny | adj | Darang [Taraon] | 6 | 1.1.2 | Deng | 1 | Huang and Dai 92 TBL | TBL | 0967.22 | 0 |
| 221829 | m,m,m,549 | 662 | i⁵⁵tsi⁵⁵ge⁵⁵ɑ⁵⁵ | little / few | Idu | 6 | 1.1.2 | Deng | 1 | Sun H 91 ZMYY | ZMYYC | 820.50 | 0 | |
| 394824 | m,m,549 | 1821 | bɹɑŋ³⁵tɕi⁵⁵ɑ⁵⁵ | thin (in diameter) / fine / tiny | adj | Yidu | 6 | 1.1.2 | Deng | 1 | Huang and Dai 92 TBL | TBL | 0967.25 | 0 |
| 395912 | m,m,m,549 | 1821 | i⁵⁵tsi⁵⁵ge⁵⁵ɑ⁵⁵ | few / little | adj | Yidu | 6 | 1.1.2 | Deng | 1 | Huang and Dai 92 TBL | TBL | 0988.25 | 0 |
| 394708 | 549,549 | 1813 | ji³³ji⁵³ | small | adj | Lyuzu | 34 | 3.2 | Qiangic | 1 | Huang and Dai 92 TBL | TBL | 0965.18 | 0 |
| 11626 | p,549 | 152 | s-yakᴸ | baby | *Loloish | 45 | 6.1.2 | Loloish | 1 | Bradley 79 PLo | DB-PLolo | 157 | 0 | |
| 11627 | m,549 | 492 | aˉ /ehˉ | baby | *Common Lahu | 47 | 6.1.2.2 | Central Loloish | 1 | Bradley 79 PLo | DB-PLolo | 157 | 0 | |
| 353773 | 1012,549 | 1841 | ʑɑ⁵³ɛ³⁵ | baby | n | Lahu (Lancang) | 47 | 6.1.2.2 | Central Loloish | 1 | Huang and Dai 92 TBL | TBL | 0170.43 | 0 |
| 621341 | 549 | 831 | ɛ́ | baby, child | n. | Lahu (Black) | 47 | 6.1.2.2 | Central Loloish | 1 | Matisoff 88 DL | JAM-DL | 127 | 0 |