kjaʔ³¹

Pela

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-glak ~ m-glaŋ (“cold; freeze”). If so, cognate with Tibetan གྲང་མོ (grang mo) and Old Chinese 涼 (OC *ɡ·raŋ, *ɡ·raŋs, *ɡ·raŋs). Also cognate with Old Burmese ကြက် (krak)(in Miandian-guan Yiyu, circa 15c), Nuosu ꈻ (mgo). Compare Lhao Vo gyo, , Zaiwa joq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kjaʔ³¹/, [caʔ³¹]

Verb

kjaʔ³¹

1. cold (as weather)

Derived terms

• kjaʔ³¹ mja⁵⁵ ("winter; cold season")

 

References

• Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)