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Noun [Proto-Sino-Tibetan]

Etymology: * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ? ** Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *m-lawŋ (Matisoff, STEDT); *m-loŋ (Matisoff, 2003); *(m-)loŋ (Benedict, 1972; Weidert, 1987) Old Chinese had two words for “boat”: * 舟 (OC *tjɯw), ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɗuuk ~ *ɗuk (“boat, canoe”). It occurs in Shang bronze inscriptions and was commonly used in central and eastern China. * 船 (OC *ɦljon), from this PTB root, is only found in later texts and by Han times had completely replaced the previous synonym. It was used in western China. The latter character is interpretable as a nominal derivative of the verb 沿 (OC *lon, “to go downstream a river”) (Sagart, 1999). However, an alternative proposal about the origin of PTB *m-lawŋ has been advanced by Sidwell (2006) and Schuessler (2007). They regard it as area word of Austroasiatic descent, possibly from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂lu(u)ŋ ~ *d₂l(u)əŋ (“boat”), whence Mon ဂၠုၚ် (klɜ̀ŋ, “canoe, small boat”). The PMK root may in turn be a deverbal noun from Proto-Mon-Khmer *luŋh ~ *luuŋh ~ *ləŋh (“to hollow, excavate, bore”); compare Khmer លុង (lung, “to dig a hole”) and Vietnamese trũng (“concave”). This aligns with the fact that, according to the Yijing, ancient Chinese canoes were originally hollowed tree trunks. Compare also Burmese လှိုင်း (hluing:, “uneven surface”) and Mizo lawng (“to take out the heart of a wild plantain tree”). For a similar root in Southeast Asia see also Proto-Austronesian *ʀuqaŋ (“hole, pit”), whence Tagalog guang (“gap, hole”) and Malay ruang (“hollow space; ship's well”); and Proto-Austronesian *luaŋ (“hole in the ground”), whence Tongan luo (“pit, depression”) and Samoan lua (“hole”) (Sidwell, 2006; Blust, ACD). Etymology templates: {{och-l|舟}} 舟 (OC *tjɯw), {{cog|mkh-pro|*ɗuuk|*ɗuuk ~ *ɗuk|boat, canoe}} Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɗuuk ~ *ɗuk (“boat, canoe”), {{och-l|船}} 船 (OC *ɦljon), {{och-l|沿|to go downstream a river}} 沿 (OC *lon, “to go downstream a river”), {{cog|mkh-pro|*d₂luuŋ|*d₂lu(u)ŋ ~ *d₂l(u)əŋ|boat}} Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂lu(u)ŋ ~ *d₂l(u)əŋ (“boat”), {{cog|mnw|ဂၠုၚ်|t=canoe, small boat|tr=klɜ̀ŋ}} Mon ဂၠုၚ် (klɜ̀ŋ, “canoe, small boat”), {{cog|mkh-pro|*luuŋ(h)|*luŋh ~ *luuŋh ~ *ləŋh|to hollow, excavate, bore}} Proto-Mon-Khmer *luŋh ~ *luuŋh ~ *ləŋh (“to hollow, excavate, bore”), {{cog|km|លុង||to dig a hole}} Khmer លុង (lung, “to dig a hole”), {{cog|vi|trũng||concave}} Vietnamese trũng (“concave”), {{cog|my|လှိုင်း||uneven surface}} Burmese လှိုင်း (hluing:, “uneven surface”), {{cog|lus|lawng||to take out the heart of a wild plantain tree}} Mizo lawng (“to take out the heart of a wild plantain tree”), {{cog|map-pro|*ʀuqaŋ||hole, pit}} Proto-Austronesian *ʀuqaŋ (“hole, pit”), {{cog|tl|guang||gap, hole}} Tagalog guang (“gap, hole”), {{cog|ms|ruang||hollow space; ship's well}} Malay ruang (“hollow space; ship's well”), {{cog|map-pro|*luaŋ||hole in the ground}} Proto-Austronesian *luaŋ (“hole in the ground”), {{cog|to|luo||pit, depression}} Tongan luo (“pit, depression”), {{cog|sm|lua||hole}} Samoan lua (“hole”) Head templates: {{head|sit-pro|noun}} *m-lawŋ
  1. boat Wikipedia link: Yijing Tags: reconstruction
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        "4": "uneven surface"
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      "expansion": "Burmese လှိုင်း (hluing:, “uneven surface”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lus",
        "2": "lawng",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to take out the heart of a wild plantain tree"
      },
      "expansion": "Mizo lawng (“to take out the heart of a wild plantain tree”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "map-pro",
        "2": "*ʀuqaŋ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "hole, pit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *ʀuqaŋ (“hole, pit”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "guang",
        "3": "",
        "4": "gap, hole"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog guang (“gap, hole”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ruang",
        "3": "",
        "4": "hollow space; ship's well"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay ruang (“hollow space; ship's well”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "map-pro",
        "2": "*luaŋ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "hole in the ground"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *luaŋ (“hole in the ground”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "luo",
        "3": "",
        "4": "pit, depression"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan luo (“pit, depression”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "lua",
        "3": "",
        "4": "hole"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan lua (“hole”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "* Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ?\n** Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *m-lawŋ (Matisoff, STEDT); *m-loŋ (Matisoff, 2003); *(m-)loŋ (Benedict, 1972; Weidert, 1987)\nOld Chinese had two words for “boat”:\n* 舟 (OC *tjɯw), ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɗuuk ~ *ɗuk (“boat, canoe”). It occurs in Shang bronze inscriptions and was commonly used in central and eastern China.\n* 船 (OC *ɦljon), from this PTB root, is only found in later texts and by Han times had completely replaced the previous synonym. It was used in western China.\nThe latter character is interpretable as a nominal derivative of the verb 沿 (OC *lon, “to go downstream a river”) (Sagart, 1999). However, an alternative proposal about the origin of PTB *m-lawŋ has been advanced by Sidwell (2006) and Schuessler (2007). They regard it as area word of Austroasiatic descent, possibly from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂lu(u)ŋ ~ *d₂l(u)əŋ (“boat”), whence Mon ဂၠုၚ် (klɜ̀ŋ, “canoe, small boat”). The PMK root may in turn be a deverbal noun from Proto-Mon-Khmer *luŋh ~ *luuŋh ~ *ləŋh (“to hollow, excavate, bore”); compare Khmer លុង (lung, “to dig a hole”) and Vietnamese trũng (“concave”). This aligns with the fact that, according to the Yijing, ancient Chinese canoes were originally hollowed tree trunks. Compare also Burmese လှိုင်း (hluing:, “uneven surface”) and Mizo lawng (“to take out the heart of a wild plantain tree”).\nFor a similar root in Southeast Asia see also Proto-Austronesian *ʀuqaŋ (“hole, pit”), whence Tagalog guang (“gap, hole”) and Malay ruang (“hollow space; ship's well”); and Proto-Austronesian *luaŋ (“hole in the ground”), whence Tongan luo (“pit, depression”) and Samoan lua (“hole”) (Sidwell, 2006; Blust, ACD).",
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        "1": "sit-pro",
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      "expansion": "*m-lawŋ",
      "name": "head"
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  "lang": "Proto-Sino-Tibetan",
  "lang_code": "sit-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/m-lawŋ",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boat",
          "boat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
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    }
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  "word": "m-lawŋ"
}

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