Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/lɨ̆ŋ

This Proto-Sino-Tibetan entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lɨ̆ŋ

Definitions

*lɨ̆ŋ

convent

Descendants

Old Chinese: 庠 (*ljaŋ (ZS), *s-[ɢ]aŋ (B-S), “school”)
- Middle Chinese: 庠 /zɨɐŋ/

- →   Japanese:  庠 (しょう, shō)
        Korean:  상 (庠, sang)
        Vietnamese:  tường
  - Modern Mandarin
    - Beijing: 庠 ("village school") (xiáng, /ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/)
  - Cantonese
    - Guangzhou: 庠 ("village school") (coeng4, /t͡ɕʰœːŋ²¹/)
Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
- Lolo-Burmese
  - Burmish
    - Old Burmese: က္လောင် (klong)
      - Burmese: ကျောင်း (kyaung:, “monastery, school”)
      - Tavoyan: က္လောင်း (“monastery, school”)