la³¹

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Pela

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-la, borrowed from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ. Cognate with Burmese ကျား (kya:)(from Inscriptional Old Burmese က္လာ (kla)), Nuosu (lat, tiger), Old Chinese (OC *qʰlaːʔ), Danba Horpa ɮi (tiger). Compare Lhao Vo lamo:, Zaiwa lo, Longchuan Achang lɔ³¹ and Hpon kălà.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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la³¹

  1. tiger
  2. leopard

References

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