Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/s-ŋja

Etymology 1

 * 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)



Noun

 * 1) fish

Descendants

 * Old Chinese: ("fish"), 漁/䱷 ("to fish") (both:  (ZS))
 * (魚 in the oracle bone script) 魚-oracle.svg
 * Middle Chinese:, 漁/䱷 (both: )


 * Modern Mandarin
 * Beijing:, (yú, )
 * Cantonese
 * Guangzhou: ,
 * Wu
 * Shanghai: ,
 * Min
 * Min Nan
 * Taiwan:, (both: ,  (colloquial),  (literary for 魚))
 * Himalayish
 * Tibeto-Kanauri
 * Bodic
 * Tibetan
 * Written
 * Eastern Bodish:
 * Tamangic
 * Tamang (Sahu):
 * Newar
 * Newar (Dolakhali):
 * Newar (Kathmandu):
 * Mahakiranti
 * Kiranti
 * Eastern Kiranti = Rai
 * Western Kiranti
 * Southern Kiranti
 * Northeast Indian Areal Group
 * North Assam
 * Tani
 * Western Tani
 * Deng
 * Kuki-Chin
 * Northern Chin
 * Southern Plains Chin
 * Central Chin
 * Maraic
 * "Naga" areal group
 * Central Naga
 * Angami-Pochuri
 * Zemic
 * Meithei
 * Sal
 * Bodo-Garo
 * Northern Naga
 * Jingpho
 * Tangut-Qiang
 * Qiangic
 * Nungic
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese
 * Burmish
 * Written
 * Loloish
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi (Liangshan):
 * Central Loloish
 * Southern Loloish
 * Southeastern Loloish
 * Karenic
 * Bai
 * Kuki-Chin
 * Northern Chin
 * Southern Plains Chin
 * Central Chin
 * Maraic
 * "Naga" areal group
 * Central Naga
 * Angami-Pochuri
 * Zemic
 * Meithei
 * Sal
 * Bodo-Garo
 * Northern Naga
 * Jingpho
 * Tangut-Qiang
 * Qiangic
 * Nungic
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese
 * Burmish
 * Written
 * Loloish
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi (Liangshan):
 * Central Loloish
 * Southern Loloish
 * Southeastern Loloish
 * Karenic
 * Bai
 * Meithei
 * Sal
 * Bodo-Garo
 * Northern Naga
 * Jingpho
 * Tangut-Qiang
 * Qiangic
 * Nungic
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese
 * Burmish
 * Written
 * Loloish
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi (Liangshan):
 * Central Loloish
 * Southern Loloish
 * Southeastern Loloish
 * Karenic
 * Bai
 * Tangut-Qiang
 * Qiangic
 * Nungic
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese
 * Burmish
 * Written
 * Loloish
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi (Liangshan):
 * Central Loloish
 * Southern Loloish
 * Southeastern Loloish
 * Karenic
 * Bai
 * Loloish
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi (Liangshan):
 * Central Loloish
 * Southern Loloish
 * Southeastern Loloish
 * Karenic
 * Bai
 * Yi (Liangshan):
 * Central Loloish
 * Southern Loloish
 * Southeastern Loloish
 * Karenic
 * Bai
 * Southern Loloish
 * Southeastern Loloish
 * Karenic
 * Bai
 * Southern Loloish
 * Southeastern Loloish
 * Karenic
 * Bai
 * Southeastern Loloish
 * Karenic
 * Bai
 * Southeastern Loloish
 * Karenic
 * Bai
 * Karenic
 * Bai
 * Karenic
 * Bai
 * Karenic
 * Bai
 * Bai
 * Bai

Etymology 2

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

Noun

 * 1) tusk; tooth

Descendants

 * Old Chinese:  (B-S),  (ZS) ("tooth")
 * Middle Chinese:
 * Modern Mandarin
 * Beijing: (yá, )
 * Cantonese
 * Guangzhou:
 * Wu
 * Shanghai:
 * Min
 * Min Nan
 * Taiwan:  (colloquial),  (literary)