10.0 Grammatical Words > 10.4 Affixes > 10.4.1 Nominal > 10.4.1.3 Diminutivizer, intensifier, etc.

#5687 PTB *m-dzya-t VERY / TOO / TOO MUCH

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root is well-established in Loloish, and apparently also in Tujia. The Tangkhul and Central Chin forms reflect suffixal *‑t, which is also hinted at by the tone of Naxi (Yongning) dʑɑ¹³.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
50127756871983zetVERY / EXCEEDINGLY*Central Chin701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC12460
44764156871923zétvery, exceedinglyLai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC12460
44764256871924zétvery, exceedingly, certainly, reallyLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC12460
30689556871470zaveryTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Bhat 69 TNVBhat-TNV1000
30689656871470zutveryTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Bhat 69 TNVBhat-TNV1000
3236175687,5687350zí zívery muchBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Bhat 68 BoroBhat-Boro0
2308415687,56871409zo³³zo⁵⁵veryXumi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC997.200
456083m,5687,56871966du4zi3zi2(very) heavyvi.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 04 TujiaPCB-Tujia0
454873m,5687,56871967du⁴zi³zi²very heavybe v.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 06 TujiaBBL-TL6.30
457234m,5687,56871966eng3zei1zei1very sweetvi.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 04 TujiaPCB-Tujia0
456667m,5687,56871966ki2zi1zi1very bittervi.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 04 TujiaPCB-Tujia0
454892m,5687,56871967ki²zi¹zi¹very bitterbe v.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 06 TujiaBBL-TL6.30
457233m,5687,56871966ong3zei1zei1very sweetvi.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 04 TujiaPCB-Tujia0
457232m,5687,m,56871966ong3zei2ong3zei2very sweetvi.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 04 TujiaPCB-Tujia0
454913m,5687,56871967ong³zei¹zei¹very sweetbe v.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 06 TujiaBBL-TL6.30
457917b,5687,56871966tian3zei1zei1very sweetvi.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 04 TujiaPCB-Tujia0
23084256871658ndzu³³veryYi (Dafang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC997.220
2308225687851dzᴀ⁵³veryLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC997.330
5859765687831jâvery; too; many; extremelyLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DL5620
6222305687,m846jaˇ vebe pregnantLahu (Bakeo)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 79 LahuDB-Lahu0
2763965734,m,5687946dʑɔ²¹li³⁵zaʔ²¹very straightLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
277426m,m,5687946lɔ⁵⁵ɔ³³za²¹very few (little); properVLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
277886m,5687946mɤ³³za³³very long timeALisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
2791812510,m,5687946nu²¹le³⁵za²¹gentle; soft; very softLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
2791822510,2510,5687946nu²¹nu²¹za²¹very soft; tender; delicate and tenderLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
278635m,m,5687946nɤ²¹nɤ²¹za²¹very close; draw close toLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
278634m,m,5687946nɤ²¹nɤ³⁵za²¹very closeLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
280159156,156,5687946sa³³sa³⁵zaʔ²¹very easy; plain sailing; easilyLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
2808705380,5380,5687946thæ²¹thæ²¹za²¹very shallowLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
2808695380,5380,5687946thæ²¹thæ³⁵zaʔ²¹very shallowLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
281488m,m,5687946ɕæ³³ɕæ³⁵zaʔ²¹very clear; pureLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
274759622,5687946ɤ²¹za³³far; very far; remoteVLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
52373156872020zɛ̠⁴⁵veryAzha756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL11390
5225825687,m2019zə¹³ʦə⁵⁵veryHlepho Phowa756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL11390
517066m,56871999dʑy˩ɖʐɯ˩very poorLaze (Xiangjiao)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze122040
513095b,b,5687,56871998hṽ˧hṽ˩ɖʐæ˩ɖʐæ˩very redNa (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze10
61323856871159dža³¹veryNaxi (Western)436.2Naxi1He 85JZ-Naxi1720
61323756871157dža¹³veryNaxi (Eastern)436.2Naxi1He 85JZ-Naxi1720
2308455687908dʑa³¹veryNaxi (Lijiang)436.2Naxi1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC997.280
2308205687,p,m,m1676dʑɑ¹³; a³³mv⁵⁵tɕi³³veryNaxi (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC997.290