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Cognates for Stieng par 'fly'
par -- basic search [pbɓpʰ]V[nn̥tdɗtʰθsʃll̥] -- any labial, any vowel, any apical, plus specify text 'fly' returns cognates with initials b, ph, finals n, l, and a range of vowels. Cognates for Khmer tup 'to cover' tup -- basic search tVp -- allow for vowel variation (lots of hits with gloss 'bury', may or may not be related) [tdɗtʰ]Vp -- allow for devoicing in Khmer (numerous hits with initials /d/, /ɗ/ for 'cover' in contrast with 'bury') [tdɗtʰn]Vp -- allow for lenition of dental stop to nasal (two Pong cognates returned) Cognates for Bahnar rəh 'root' rəh -- basic search rə[hs] -- allow for lenition of final /s/ (finds PMK tiem but otherwise no help) rV[hs] -- allow for unknown vowel shifts (many good hits) Cognates for Khmer baɲ 'to shoot' baɲ -- basic search [pbɓpʰ]aɲ -- allow for voice quality changes in initials [pbɓpʰ][eɛæɪiəɐʌɤ]ɲ -- allow for vowel raising and/or fronting conditioned by final [pbɓpʰ][eɛæɪiəɐʌɤ][ɲnŋ] -- allow for shift of articulation of the final nasal ‘Dog’ words cɔː -- typical base [cɟʄcʰç][uʊoɔɒ][ʔ]? -- expand, allowing optional final Cognates for Khmer cɔː '"dog" in year names' [cɟʄcʰçθsʃ][uʊoɔɒ] -- palatal~fricative initials, any back vowel [cɟʄcʰçθsʃ][uʊoɔɒ][ʔ]? -- final glottals X?V?[cɟʄcʰçθsʃ][uʊoɔɒ][ʔ]? -- prefixed forms Infixed derivatives of *caa 'eat' [cɟʄcʰçθsʃ]V?[mɱnɳɲŋɴ][ɨʉɯəɐʌɤɑa] -- search for nasal infixes returns 8 hits meaning 'food', 'cooked rice' [cɟʄcʰçθsʃ]V?XX[ɨʉɯəɐʌɤɑa] -- search for complex infixes returns 2 more hits meaning 'food' Cognates of Bahnar phaam 'blood' [mm̥pbɓpʰɸww̥]V?h?[ɨʉɯəɐʌɤɑa]m -- allow for loss (lenition) of medial /h/ XV?h[ɨʉɯəɐʌɤɑa]m -- allow for alternate initials Cognates of Biat bul 'lizard' [mm̥pbɓpʰɸww̥][uʊoɔɒ][rln] -- excellent hits including reflexes with gloss 'pangolin' [mm̥pbɓpʰɸww̥]V?X?[mɱnɳɲŋɴ][uʊoɔɒ][rln] -- infixed forms: including reflexes with glosses 'saurian', 'pangolin' |