Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/s-ŋja

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This Proto-Sino-Tibetan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan

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Etymology 1

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  • Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ngyaɣ (Coblin, 1986); *ŋyɑ (Chou, 1972)
    • Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *s-ŋya (Matisoff, STEDT); *ngya (*B) (Coblin, 1986); *ŋya (LaPolla, 1987; Benedict, 1972); *ŋyɑ (Chou, 1972)
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio).

Noun

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*s-ŋja

  1. fish
Descendants
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  • Old Chinese: () ("fish"), / ("to fish") (both: /*ŋa/ (ZS))
    ( in the oracle bone script)
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Japanese:  (ぎょ, ​gyo)
Korean:  (, eo)
Vietnamese: ngư ()

Etymology 2

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  • Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ?
    • Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *s-ŋya (Matisoff, STEDT); *d‑ŋa (Matisoff, 2003)

Noun

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*s-ŋja

  1. tusk; tooth
Descendants
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  • Old Chinese: () /*m-ɢˁ<r>a/ (B-S), /*ŋraː/ (ZS) ("tooth")
    • Middle Chinese: (ŋˠa)
      • Modern Mandarin
        • Beijing: () (, /ia³⁵/)
      • Cantonese
        • Guangzhou: () /ŋaː²¹/
      • Wu
        • Shanghai: () /ŋa²³/
    • Min
      • Min Nan
        • Taiwan: () /ɡe²⁴/ (colloquial), /ɡa²⁴/ (literary)

See also

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