8.0 Abstract Nouns and Verbs, Psychological Verbs, Verbs of Utterance > 8.1 Abstract Entities

#5553 PTB *ray THINGS / STUFF

This root is part of a large word family revolving around a copular morpheme #1821 PTB *s/g‑ray ⪤ *way BE / COPULA / NOMINALIZER / SUBORDINATOR / GOD. See GSTC pp. 54-64.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51575555532012raythings / stuffn*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB209, 2120
621403m,5553831tê g̈ɨ̀large number / mass / bunchLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DL11500