faʔ⁵⁵

Pela

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faʔ⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rwak (“leaf”). Cognate with Burmese အရွက် (a.rwak, “leaf”), Japhug tɤjwaʁ, Situ tɐ jwɐk. Compare Lhao Vo afo', Zaiwa ahaq, Longchuan Achang a³¹xʐoʔ⁵⁵ and Hpon ăʀùʔ.

The etymology may be further related with *r-pak (“leaf, leaflike part, flat object”), as Burmish *w- occasionally correspond to *p- in other TB (e.g. Tibetan ཕག་པ (phag pa) : Burmese ဝက် (wak), Pela vaʔ³¹ (“pig”)); thus also cognate with Western Lalu pʰɪ̠²¹, Lisu ꓒꓬꓽ (pʰjɑ̀), Hani albavq, Naxi piel, Tangut 𗟛 (*bạ²), Horpa lba lə, Southern Pumi sɐ¹³ fpɑ⁵⁵ and Jingpho hpalap (“tea”).

Noun

faʔ⁵⁵

1. leaf (in compounds)

Derived terms

• a³¹ faʔ⁵⁵ (“leaf”)
• faʔ⁵⁵ kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵ (“tea”)
• sak⁵⁵ faʔ⁵⁵ (“leaf”)
• ɔ̃³¹ faʔ⁵⁵ (“leaf vegetables”)

 

See also

• ka̠ʔ⁵⁵ (“branch”)
• kji³¹ (“root”)
• kɛ̃⁵⁵ (“stem”)
• sak⁵⁵ (“wood”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-pʷak (“to hide”). Cognate with Burmese ဝှက် (hwak, “to hide”), Tibetan ཕག (phag, “to be hidden”), Lisu ꓑꓬꓺ (pjɑ̱), Lahu vɑ²¹, Tangut 𗕜 (*wa¹) and Japhug anbaʁ. Compare Lhao Vo fo' and Zaiwa haq.

Verb

faʔ⁵⁵

1. to hide, to hide oneself

   Synonyms: ŋja̠m³⁵, køʔ³¹

   Antonyms: xu³¹ xa⁵⁵, mjɔ̃³¹ xa⁵⁵

   faʔ⁵⁵ ta̠³¹

   to be hidden

References

• Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)
• Guillaume Jacques, Esquisse de phonologie et de morphologie historique du tangoute (2014; Brill, Leiden)
• 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)