6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.7 Movement > 6.7.3 Awkwardly, Irregularly, Abruptly

#5570 PTB *dar ⪤ *d(u/i)r TREMBLE / SHIVER (fear, cold)

This root displays considerable vocalic alternation, ranging, e.g. from *dar (in Bodic) to *dur (in Tani) to *dir (in Tangkhulic). The ‑u‑ ⪤ ‑i‑ alternation is well established at all stages of TB (HPTB:493-505). The ‑a‑ ⪤ ‑u‑ alternation is attested but much rarer (see e.g. #1417 PTB *b‑s(u/a)ŋ SMELL / SCENT / FRAGRANT [HPTB:513]).

The Written Burmese / Chin comparison is due to Kenneth VanBik.

A nasal prefix is attested in Bodic and Qiangic / rGyalrongic.

There is a promising Chinese comparandum.

Merge with #6287 PTani *dan SHAKE.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
776175570168dartremble / fear*Sino-Tibetan10Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)0Coblin 86WSC-SH1520
51597255702012turtremble / shake / pulse*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6160
160345m,5570334tam-dɯrtrembleBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
410623m,55701820tup dɯrshiver / tremblev.Bokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1303.240
160346m,5570365təp-dɯrtrembleBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
219611m,5570368təp durtrembleBokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC777.510
41453m,5570366təp◦dɯrshake, shiverBokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 80 MLDSLZO-MLD0
53348155702079turtremble, shake, pulseLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB3960
53348255702080turshake, tremblevLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB3960
30684855701470thirtrembleTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Bhat 69 TNVBhat-TNV990
528513m,m,55702025kə-kə-tʰirtrembleUkhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
526071m,m,55702025kə-kʰə-tʰirtremble, shake, have epilepsyUkhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
1314285570,5570,m,5570,m1005dar dar◦si - dar◦butremble / shiver / shudderPattani [Manchati]202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, S.R. 91 MaSTP-ManQ12.10
43326755701851dershake / quakev.Motuo Menba222.1.2Bodic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1795.070
41060455701848ndarshiver / tremblev.Tibetan (Alike)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1303.050
21961355701550ndartrembleTibetan (Amdo:Bla-brang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC777.40
21958955701585ndartrembleTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC777.50
131065570329ndaʔ⁵³tremble / shiver / shudderTibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Dai 89 BataDQ-Batang12.10
41060255701826nda⁵³shiver / tremblev.Tibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1303.030
21958855701380nda³⁵trembleTibetan (Khams:Dege)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC777.30
41060155701815tar¹³shiver / tremblev.Tibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1303.020
21961255701557tar¹⁵trembleTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC777.20
1268995570,m1407dar◦kentremble / shiver / shudderTibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Bishop 89B-ShrpaHQ12.10
1271345570,m1426dar◦šetremble / shiver / shudderSpiti242.1.2.1Tibetan1Bodh 91CB-SpitiQ12.10
25172555701564'dartrembleTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1487035570,m1580'dar-batremble, shudder, shiver with fear / coldTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Coblin 86WSC-SH6930
41060055701804ɦdarshiver / tremblev.Tibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1303.010
21958755701582ɦdartrembleTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC777.10
41060355701837ndarshiver / tremblev.Tibetan (Xiahe)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1303.040
1772925570172ᴬdartremble*TGTM232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis5100
12624055701455³tarshiver, shake, be in a tranvTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 91 TamQMM-TamRisQ12.10
17728855701456³tartremble / vibrate / be in a tranceTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis5100
2624915570,m1520tahr-latremblevThakali232.1.4Tamangish1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN02b1.400
1772915570,m1524¹¹'¹¹taʱr-bashake / trembleThakali (Marpha)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis5100
686775570,m1531tɔhr-lɔtrembleThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak2.B.1.400
1772905570,m1530³tərshake / trembleThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis5100
4106125570,m1808ndɛr¹³ndɛ⁵⁵shiver / tremblev.Queyu (Xinlong)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1303.130
130307p,m,5570616kə (~na) dartremble / shiver / shudderrGyalrong (Eastern)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rEQSHK-rGEQ12.10
14161p,5570606kə dɛrtremble / shiver / shudderrGyalrong783.3.1rGyalrong1Dai 89 JiarDQ-Jiarong12.10
219617p,55701340kɐ ndɐrtremblerGyalrong783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC777.120
410610p,m,5570,55701806kɐ wɐ dɐr dɐrshiver / tremblev.rGyalrong (Maerkang)783.3.1rGyalrong1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1303.110
332313p,55701797kɐ-ndɐrtrembleCaodeng783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun J 97 CaoJS-Caodeng0
329596p,55701796kA NdartremblerGyalrong783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 97 GyQGyarong.Nag12.10
333762p,m,m,55701799kɐ-vɐ ndɐ-ndɐrtremblerGBenzhen783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun J 97 rGBJS-rGBenzhe0
410619p,55701816ɑ³¹dɑn⁵³shiver / tremblev.Dulong384Nungic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1303.200
219634p,5570537ɑ³¹dɑ̆n⁵³trembleTrung [Dulong]384Nungic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC777.460
40167p,5570538ɑ³¹ dɑ̆n⁵³shakeTrung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
2517175570392tuntrembleBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
4391595570406tuntremble, shakeBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
2196055570411tuntrembleBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC777.390
41062555701822tun²shiver / tremblev.Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1303.260
4332805570,m1822tun²khɑɑ²shake / quakev.Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1795.260
776205570468danshakev.Chinese (Middle)549.0.2Middle Chinese0Coblin 86WSC-SH1520

Chinese comparandum

彈 OC *d’ɑ̂n, GSR #147n ‘shoot pellets; beat; shake’; Coblin 1986:152 ST *dar > OC *dan; Schuessler 2007:206, 489 *dân; B & S 2011: *dˁar {(Cə.)[d]ˁar}; Mand. tán.
彈 OC *d’ɑ̂n, GSR #147n ‘bow for shooting pellets; pellet’; Schuessler 2007:490 *dâns; B & S 2011: *Cə.dˁar‑s {Cə.[d]ˁar‑s}; Mand. dàn.
憚 OC *d’ɑ̂n, GSR #147o ‘fear, dislike’; Coblin 86:152 ST *dar > OC *danh; Schuessler 2007:206 *dâns; Mand. dàn.
戰 OC *t̂i̯ɑn, GSR #147r ‘tremble, fear; fight, battle, war’; Schuessler 2007:206, 605 *tans; B & S 2011: *tar‑s; Mand. zhàn.

The Chinese/Tibetan comparison is due to Coblin 1986:152. The Chinese word has meanings ranging from ‘shoot pellets’ to ‘beat’ to ‘play on a stringed instrument’ to ‘shake’. The semantic development to the latter meaning is probably due to the trembling of a string being played.

S611 娠 振 晨