sak⁵⁵

Pela

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sak⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *siŋ ~ sik (“tree, wood”). Cognate with Burmese သစ် (sac, “wood, tree(in compounds)”), Tibetan ཤིང (shing, “tree, wood”), Old Chinese 薪 (OC *siŋ, “wood”), Tangut 𗝠 (*sji¹, “wood, tree”), Nuosu ꌩ (syr, “tree, wood”). Compare with Lhao Vo sag' , Zaiwa sik, and Longchuan Achang ʂək⁵⁵.

Noun

sak⁵⁵

1. wood
2. tree

Derived terms

• sak⁵⁵ faʔ⁵⁵ ("leaf")
• sak⁵⁵ ka̠ʔ⁵⁵ ("branch")
• sak⁵⁵ kɛ̃⁵⁵ ("tree")

 

Etymology 2

See Burmese သစ် (sac, “new”) and Old Chinese 新 (OC *siŋ, “new”) and above for more information. Cognate with Lhao Vo sag, Zaiwa sik, and Longchuan Achang ʂək⁵⁵.

Verb

sak⁵⁵

1. new

References

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