User:Justinrleung/OC
Apparent roots that B-S don't explain
[edit]*qʷʰˤaj 'move'
[edit]| Character | OC (B-S) | Gloss | Prefix | Infix | Suffix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 訛 | *m-qʷʰˤaj | move; change | *m- (volitional verbalizer) | - | - |
| 貨 | *qʷʰˁaj-s | (movable) property, goods | - | - | *-s (nominalizer) |
| 化 | *qʷʰˤ<r>aj-s | transform | - | *<r> (distributive/causative?) | *-s (exoactive) |
These are placed in the same word family by Schuessler (2007).
*(Cə.)pә[r] 'fly'
[edit]| Character | OC (B-S) | Gloss | Prefix | Infix | Suffix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 飛 | *Cə.pә[r] (dialect: *-r > *-j) | fly (v.) | - | - | - |
| 𦐈 | *(Cә.)pә[r] | fly (v.), soar | - | - | - |
| 奮 | *(Cә.)pə[r]-s (W dialect) | spread wings and fly | - | - | *-s (exoactive) |
These are placed in the same word family by Schuessler (2007) and Hill (2014).
*[d]o[j] 'hang down'
[edit]| Character | OC (B-S) | Gloss | Prefix | Infix | Suffix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 垂 | *[d]o[j] | hang down | - | - | - |
| 睡 | *[d]o[j]-s | doze off | - | - | *-s (?) |
Schuessler (2007) suggests a connection between 垂 and 睡.
*qʰat 'rest'
[edit]| Character | OC (B-S) | Gloss | Prefix | Infix | Suffix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 歇 | *qʰat | cease, rest (v.) | - | - | - |
| 愒 | *C.qʰ<r>at | to rest | *C- (?) | *<r> (distributive) | - |
| 憩 | *C.qʰ<r>a[t]-s | rest (v.) | *C- (?) | *<r> (distributive) | *-s (?) |
The pair 歇 and 愒 is mentioned in Sagart (2007). Wang (1982) connects 憩 to 歇.
New word families
[edit]*pˤawk 'patterned'
[edit]| Character | OC (B-S) | OC (B-S) (Leung) | Gloss | Prefix | Infix | Suffix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 襮 | *pˁawk | - | embroidered collar | - | - | - |
| 駁 | *pˤrawk | *pˤ<r>awk | horse of mixed color | - | *<r> (distributive) | - |
| 豹 | *pˤr[e]wk-s | *mə-pˤ<r>awk-s | leopard | *mə- (animal) | *<r> (distributive) | *-s (nominalizer) |
駁 and 豹 are placed in the same word family by Schuessler (2007).
The prefix in 豹 is based on the revised OC *nə-pˤr[e]wk-s by Jacques (2020), based on evidence from Jiangdi Mien.
New reconstructions
[edit]*[dz]ewk 'chew'
[edit]| Character | OC (B-S) | OC (B-S) (Leung) | Gloss | Prefix | Infix | Suffix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 嚼 | - | *[dz]ewk | chew | - | - | - |
| 噍1 | *[dz]ewk-s | - | chew | - | - | *-s (exoactive) |
| 噍2 | - | *[dz]ewk-s | living creature (lit. one who chews) | - | - | *-s (nominalizer) |
嚼 and 噍1 are placed in the same word family by Schuessler (2007).
*[p]ək 'bat'
[edit]| Character | OC (B-S) | OC (B-S) (Leung) | Gloss | Prefix | Infix | Suffix | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 蝠 | *[p]ək (Sagart, 2017) | - | bat | - | - | - | |
| 蝠 | - | *m-p<r>ək | bat | *m- (animal) | *<r> (?) | - | No MC descendant, but seems to explain Hakka 蝠(婆) |
*[k](r)u 'turtledove'
[edit]| Character | OC (B-S) | OC (B-S) (Leung) | Gloss | Prefix | Infix | Suffix | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鳩 | *[k](r)u | *mə-[k](r)u | turtledove | *mə- (animal) | - | - |
The prefix in 鳩 is based on the OC *nə-ku by Jacques (2020), based on evidence from Jiangdi Mien.