pɛ̃⁵⁵ ʃaʔ⁵⁵

Pela

Etymology

From pɛ̃⁵⁵ (“to end, to finish”) +‎ -ʃaʔ⁵⁵ (“until, up to”). Compare Zaiwa ban shoq (“all; completely”) and Lhao Vo pəŋ³¹ ʃɔʔ⁵⁵ (“all; completely”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛ̃⁵⁵ ʃaʔ⁵⁵/

Noun

pɛ̃⁵⁵ ʃaʔ⁵⁵

1. all, everything

   tʃʰə̆ va⁵⁵ mɛ̃⁵⁵ mu³¹ jɔ̃³¹ pɛ̃⁵⁵ ʃaʔ⁵⁵ sɛ³⁵ a³⁵.

   He knows all the issues of this village.

Usage notes

Just as all in English, and like all nouns derived by adding -ʃaʔ⁵⁵, sometimes pɛ̃⁵⁵ ʃaʔ⁵⁵ may also be used as an adverbial. Cf. mja³¹ ʃaʔ⁵⁵ (“much; more”).

Derived terms

• pɛ̃⁵⁵ ʃaʔ⁵⁵ maʔ⁵⁵ (“everyone, everybody”)

 

See also

• tʃʰɔ̃⁵⁵ tʃap⁵⁵ (“all; everything”)
• a³¹ la̠p⁵⁵ (“all; everything”)

References

• Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)
• Mangshi Jinghpo ethnicity Association of Development and Progress Studies(芒市景颇族发展进步研究学会)(ed.), Han-Zaiwa-Pela Dictionary (汉文载瓦文波拉语对译词典) (2018; Dehong Nationalities Publishing House, Mangshi)