tʃʰu⁵⁵

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Pela

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kyəw (sweet). Cognate with Burmese ချို (hkyui, sweet), Nuosu (qy, sweet) and Situ kə-tɕʰi (sweet). Compare Lhao Vo cug', Zaiwa chui, Luxi Achang tɕhau⁵⁵ and possibly Hpon xwí(ˀ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tʃʰu⁵⁵

  1. sweet

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References

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  • Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)
  • Huang Bufan (editor), Xu Shouchun, Chen Jiaying, Wang Huiyin, A Tibeto-Burman Lexicon (1992; Central Minorities University, 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)