1.0 The Body > 1.2 Head and Face > 1.2.7 Ear

#825 PTB *nam EAR

This root seems quite independent of the much more widespread etymon for EAR, #811 PTB *r/g‑na EAR / HEAR / LISTEN.

The Sangtam development of PTB *‑am to ‑aŋ is regular (cf. Bruhn 2014:400).

rn	analysis	lgid	reflex	gloss	gfn	language	grpid	grpno	grp	genetic	citation	srcabbr	srcid	rn
114113	825,1429	189	nâm-muit	beard		Padam-Mishing [Abor-Miri]	74	1.1.1.2	Eastern Tani	1	Matisoff 87 BP	JAM-Ety		1
165427	825,665	1364	nang◦khi	ear		Sangtam	63	1.3.1	Central Naga (Ao Group)	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
618232	825,665	2205	nang◦ku	ear		Sangtam	63	1.3.1	Central Naga (Ao Group)	1	Kumar 73 Sang	BBK-Sangtam		0
171780	825,1409	1364	nang◦tping	deaf		Sangtam	63	1.3.1	Central Naga (Ao Group)	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
7098	p,825,1409	1363	¹a¹naŋ¹dbiŋ	deaf	v.i.	Sangtam	63	1.3.1	Central Naga (Ao Group)	1	Weidert 87 TBTo	AW-TBT	1072	0
3101	825,665	1363	¹naŋ¹ki	ear		Sangtam	63	1.3.1	Central Naga (Ao Group)	1	Weidert 87 TBTo	AW-TBT	162	0
165338	p,825,284	1382	a◦nam◦chu	cheek		Sema [Sumi]	65	1.3.2	Angami-Pochuri Group	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL		0
115094	p,811,825	1064	a◦no◦nam	ear		Mikir [Karbi]	14	1.5	Mikir [Karbi]	1	Matisoff 87 BP	JAM-Ety		0
46963	811,825	1063	nò-nàm	earlobe		Mikir [Karbi]	14	1.5	Mikir [Karbi]	1	Grüssner 79 BP	KHG-MikirQ	115	0
164437	825	1122	rɑm²	ear		Mru	15	1.6	Mru	1	Luce 85	GHL-PPB	Q.31	0
42012	825,811	1090	nem¹³ nɛʔ⁵³	ear		Tshona (Mama)	22	2.1.2	Bodic	1	Sun H 80 MLD	SLZO-MLD		0
192278	825,811	1092	nem¹³nɛʔ⁵³	ear		Tshona (Mama)	22	2.1.2	Bodic	1	Sun H 91 ZMYY	ZMYYC	241.6	0
132365	825,2037,2045	1644	nam◦ci◦yəŋ	cheek		Yakha	31	2.3.1	Eastern Kiranti	1	Kohn 90	TK-Yakha	3.11	0
168984	825,2037,2045,2049,267	1644	nam◦ci◦yəŋ seŋ◦kwɔːk	cheekbone		Yakha	31	2.3.1	Eastern Kiranti	1	Kohn 90	TK-Yakha	3.11.1	0
163115	825	889	nũ²	ear		Lashi (Lachhe')	44	6.1.1	Burmish	1	Luce 85	GHL-PPB	T.8	0
57214	825	1259	náḿ	hear	v.	Palaychi	50	7	Karenic	1	Jones 61	RBJ-KLS	223	0

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Lit. “ear-hair”