9.0 Shape, Size, Color, Measure, Number, Time, Space > 9.7 Shape/Size > 9.7.2 Verbs referring to size/shape

#7173 PTB *t(y)u(ŋ/n) SHORT

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

A number of reflexes of this root have affricated rather than simple dental initials.

Another variable feature of this etymon is the final nasal, which in most cases is velar, but a number of languages in several subgroups (Jingpho, Liangmei, Chepang, Tamang) have a dental.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
221320p,71731431a³³tuoŋ³³shortSulung [Puroik]41.1“North Assam”0Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.520
2833657173,7173173təŋ~ dəŋshort*Tani51.1.1Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST3560
174235m,7173287tu-dɯshortApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
158656m,7173285tú-dɯshortApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
158661m,7173286tu-dɯshortApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
174236m,7173333haː-tɯŋshortBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
158658m,7173334haː-tɯŋshortBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
158663m,7173334haː-tɯŋshort (human)Bengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
156130m,7173334haː-tɯŋlowBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
160622m,7173,m,m334haː-tɯŋ kɯ-ñaːvery lowBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
395148p,71731820a təŋshortadjBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.240
174237p,7173360a-təŋshortBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
158659p,7173365a-təŋshortBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
221294p,7173368a təŋshortBokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.510
494300p,71731979a◦dəəshortadj.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
494302350,71731979`lə◦dəəshort (leg)adj.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
22447p,71731078a◦deshortMiri, Hill731.1.1.1Western Tani1Simon 76 MiriIMS-HMLG0
46472p,7173,p,7173,m,m1444a◦dɤŋ a◦dɤŋ◦nɤ baknyishortTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
174238m,71731253an-dəŋshortPadam-Mishing [Abor-Miri]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1335p,71731070at-deshortMilang741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Tayeng 76 MilAT-MPB0
341909p,71731800ka:◦tyũshortDarang [Taraon]61.1.2Deng1Anonymous xx TarNEFA-Taraon0
395146p,71731818kɯ³¹tioŋ⁵³shortadjDarang [Taraon]61.1.2Deng1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.220
221293p,7173509kɯ³¹tioŋ⁵³shortDarang [Taraon]61.1.2Deng1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.490
58866p,7173591kɯ³¹ ti⁵⁵shortKaman [Miju]61.1.2Deng1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB310
395147p,71731819kɯ³¹ti⁵⁵shortadjKaman [Miju]61.1.2Deng1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.230
221318p,7173592kɯ³¹ti⁵⁵shortKaman [Miju]61.1.2Deng1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.480
48567m,7173660eto◦tishort coat (black)Idu61.1.2Deng1Anonymous 62 IduNEFA-PBI0
220962p,7173,m662kɑ⁵⁵tioŋ⁵⁵ɑ⁵⁵lowIdu61.1.2Deng1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC803.500
221319p,7173,m662kɑ⁵⁵tioŋ⁵⁵ɑ⁵⁵shortIdu61.1.2Deng1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.500
394932p,7173,m1821kɑ⁵⁵ tioŋ⁵⁵ɑ⁵⁵low / shortadjYidu61.1.2Deng1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0969.250
395149p,7173,m1821kɑ⁵⁵tioŋ⁵⁵ɑ⁵⁵shortadjYidu61.1.2Deng1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.250
23317173905dunshortLiangmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT370
249255m,7173,m906ka◦dun◦bushortLiangmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
30597771731470teŋlowTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Bhat 69 TNVBhat-TNV920
528550p,71732025kə-teŋlow (as in a meadow)be v.Ukhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
323118m,7173350suŋ◦dúŋshort / briefBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Bhat 68 BoroBhat-Boro0
465360m,7173,m1945ban-dang-ashortviGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG3.341-II:idx0
466422m,7173,7173,s1945i•-tong-tang-ashort cutviGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG9.312-II:idx0
467445m,7173,7173,s1945re•-tong-tang-ashort cutviGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG9.319-II:idx0
244918m,71731628hao◦tonglowadjWancho851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
58864p,7173683ka³¹ tun³¹shortJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB310
221292p,7173690kă³¹tun³¹shortJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.470
334695p,7173679kă¹tun³¹shortJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Liu 84JZ-Jingpo0
249275p,7173669ka◦dunshortJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2330p,7173667¹gə¹dunshortJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT370
45227771731964tuŋshortviSak401.7.3.2Asakian1Huziwara 08 SakHK-Sak3290
2666467173,m721Tum◦mashortadjKaike222.1.2Bodic1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN12c.050
2212737173,m,7173,m1088thum◦bi; thum◦ishortTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.70
588657173,m,7173,m1087thum◦i~tum◦bishortTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB310
2972697173,m1085tʻum⁵⁵pi¹³shortTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
2986557173,m1093thoŋ⁵⁵ko⁵⁵shortTshona (Wenlang)222.1.2Bodic1Lu 86 CuoMJZ-CNMenba0
2212977173,m1092thuŋ⁵⁵po⁵³shortTshona (Mama)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.60
3951757173,m1851thu |m◦ishortadjMotuo Menba222.1.2Bodic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.070
3951317173,m1851thum bishortadjMotuo Menba222.1.2Bodic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.070
3951307173,m1850thuŋ⁵⁵po⁵³shortadjCuona Menba222.1.2Bodic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.060
39512971731848thoŋshortadjTibetan (Alike)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.050
2212967173,71731550thoŋ thoŋshortTibetan (Amdo:Bla-brang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.40
2212727173,71731585thoŋ thoŋshortTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.50
3951277173,71731826thũ¹³thũ⁵⁵shortadjTibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.030
2666487173,s701'thum◦maqshortadjTibetan (Jirel)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN12c.050
2667077173,s701'thum◦māqlowadjTibetan (Jirel)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN12c.090
2666477173,s701'thum◦miqshortadjTibetan (Jirel)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN12c.050
2212717173,71731380thuŋ⁵⁵thuŋ⁵⁵shortTibetan (Khams:Dege)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.30
2212957173,71731557thuŋ⁵⁵thuŋ⁵⁵shortTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.20
3951267173,71731815thỹ⁵⁵thỹ⁵⁵shortadjTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.020
2666497173,s1402thing◦meqshortadjTibetan (Sherpa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN12c.050
2492817173,s1564thuṅ◦bashortTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2212707173,71731582thuŋ thuŋshortTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.10
3951257173,m1804thuŋ ŋushortadjTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.010
3951287173,71731837thoŋ thoŋshortadjTibetan (Xiahe)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.040
17703471731456²tunshortTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis4610
2666427173,m1457'tun◦cāshortadjTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN12c.050
1239087173,m1464'tun◦cashortadj.Tamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Taylor 72 TmVoSIL-Sahu12.C.50
16858971731878taŋs-shortvs.Limbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Driem 88? LimASVD-LimA0
744697173,2178911taŋ◦bushort, blind snaken.Limbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Michailovsky 89 LmBM-Lim0
23297173442tyunʔshortChepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT370
48233071731977tyunʔ-shortva.Chepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 00 ChepangRC-DOC0
639677173,m449tyunʔ-ʔoshortChepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 72 CVocSIL-Chep12.C.50
2666537173,m441tyunʔ.ʔoshortadjChepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN12c.050
2667047173,m990Tem-khelowadjMagar282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN12c.090
2666447173,m990Tun-kheshortadjMagar282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN12c.050
2213037173,7173561dʒo³³dʒo⁵⁵shortErsu343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.180
39514071731811tʂhu⁵⁵shortadjGuiqiong343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.160
3951397173,71731810tshø⁵⁵tshø⁵³shortadjMuya343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.150
2212767173,71731136tshø⁵⁵tshø⁵⁵shortMuya [Minyak]343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.150
3951347173,71731805tshɯ̃¹¹tshɯ̃⁵⁵shortadjPumi (Jiulong)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.100
39513371731853tshiõ⁵⁵shortadjPumi (Lanping)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.090
22127571731306tshiõ⁵⁵shortPumi (Qinghua)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.110
2212997173,m1309tshiõ³⁵mə⁵³shortPumi (Taoba)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.100
22127471731323tio³³shortQiang (Taoping)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.90
2213027173,71731699tshõ³³tshõ⁵⁵shortQueyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.160
3951377173,71731808tsho⁵⁵tsho³³shortadjQueyu (Xinlong)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.130
395141p,m,71731812a³³dĩ³³dɛ̃⁵⁵shortadjXumi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.170
22130471731409dẽ³⁵shortXumi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.200
395145m,71731817tɕi⁵⁵ʈhɯŋ⁵⁵shortadjNung384Nungic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.210
221316m,7173269tɕi⁵⁵ʈhɯŋ⁵⁵shortAnong384Nungic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.440
45605971731966dong2(for actions taking a short time to do)cl.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 04 TujiaPCB-Tujia0
39527671731847tsoŋ²¹nearadjTujia415Tujia1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0975.490
39517371731847tsoŋ⁵³shortadjTujia415Tujia1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.490
22131371731615tsoŋ⁵³shortTujia415Tujia1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.380
22172171731615tsoŋ⁵³nearTujia415Tujia1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC818.380
45840671731966zong4short/nearvi.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 04 TujiaPCB-Tujia0
4584107173,m1966zong4kui3short (one)n.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 04 TujiaPCB-Tujia0
45495071731967zong⁴short or nearbe v.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 06 TujiaBBL-TL6.30
4549517173,m1967zong⁴kui²short oneTujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 06 TujiaBBL-TL6.30
2212897173200ʑoŋ³¹shortAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.410
39515271731824ʑɔŋ³¹shortadjAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.280
4384937173406tôŋshort, as a garmentBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
33558971731219dʐõ³⁵shortNusu (Northern)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun J 86 NusuJZ-Nusu0
39517671731831dʐoŋ⁵⁵shortadjNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.340
33648971731220dʑõ⁵⁵shortNusu (Southern)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun J 86 NusuJZ-Nusu0
221291p,7173,m1215ɑ³¹dzɔ̃⁵³(thɑ³⁵)shortNusu (Bijiang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.450
395168p,71731842a⁴⁴tso⁵⁵shortadjJinuo476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.440
301462p,7173700ɑ⁴⁴tso⁵⁵shortJinuo (Youle)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Gai 86JZ-Jinuo0
51886471732016ʦɔ̠³¹SHORTPhola756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL10430
307326m,71731235bá də́ŋbean, shortPa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
31018271731235də́ŋshortPa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
32653371731793ts'ö 1shortBai (Dali)518Bai1Dell 81Dell-Bai7790
2212867173314tshɯ⁵⁵shortBai (Dali)518Bai1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.350
2213127173317tshɯ⁵⁵shortBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC810.360
39517271731846tshɿ⁵⁵shortadjBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0973.480
14255871731010duǎnshortChinese (Mandarin)559.0.3Modern Chinese0Evans 91ELS-CLL0

Chinese comparandum

短 OC *twɑ̂n, GSR #169a-c ‘short’; Schuessler 2007:219 *tônʔ; B & S 2011: *tˁorʔ; Mand. duǎn.